UPDATE: “Staircase Karen” Named Suspect In 3 Racial Incidents — Identity Revealed
#Socialites, do you remember Staircase Karen? the white woman who told an Asian American woman to go back to where she came for working out in a public park? Well, according to TMZ, she’s been involved in at least 3 racial incidents in which criminal reports were taken!
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Cops say that back in October, Karen allegedly harassed a custodian and physically assaulted a Good Samaritan. Just recently, a new video emerged, showing Karen confront an Asian man in a parking lot and launch a series of racist remarks at him. That incident reportedly happened after the first and a police report for criminal threats was filed this time.
So far, cops have now spoken to the young woman exercising at the park and we’re told police took a report for misdemeanor criminal threats. Officers are now working to locate the woman who has finally been identified as 56-year-old Lena Hernandez from Long Beach.
When cops wrap up the investigation, they’ll submit the case to the city attorney, according to TMZ.
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