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UConn said Pieper is a junior majoring in anthropology and geographic information science. According to the arrest warrant, Pieper initially denied painting the swastika but later admitted to the action and agreed to provide what investigators described as a statement and apology to Hillel House and the Jewish community. "We are grateful to UConn Police for their efforts, which, along with our clearly articulated values as an institution, help to demonstrate that hateful acts such as these will never be tolerated at UConn," university President Thomas Katsouleas wrote in a letter to the commu...

Student arrested for allegedly spray-painting Swastika on school building     STORRS, Connecticut (WFSB) — University of Connecticut Police have arrested a UConn student in connection to anti-Semitic graffiti that was spray painted on a building. On March 27, police were notified of anti-Semitic graffiti that was spray painted on the UConn Chemistry Building. Officials said the graffiti consisted of a spray-painted Swastika placed directly across the street from UConn Hillel. Police launched an investigation and obtained surveillance video from the area. Kristopher Pieper, a UConn stud...

Enfield man charged with spray painting swastika at UConn By Peter Yankowski Police cruiser file photo STORRS — University of Connecticut police charged a 21-year-old Enfield man Thursday with spray painting a swastika on a building across the street from the university’s Hillel chapter last month, officials said. In a statement, UConn police said they were alerted to the grafitti on March 27— the start of the Passover holiday. Through their investigation, police obtained “information from digital sources as well as the UConn surveillance camera system,” which led th...

STORRS, Conn. — A UConn student has been charged with a hate crime after police say he painted a swastika on a campus building at the start of the Passover holiday. Kristopher Pieper, 21, a junior from Enfield, Connecticut, was being held Thursday in lieu of a $5,000 bond on charges including intimidation based on bigotry or bias and criminal mischief. It was not immediately clear if he has hired an attorney. He’s accused of painting the antisemitic symbol on the school’s chemistry building, which is located directly across from UConn Hillel, the Jewish student organization, on March 2...

Published April 29. 2021 6:45PM  By PAT EATON-ROBB STORRS (AP) — A UConn student has been charged with a hate crime after police say he painted a swastika on a campus building at the start of the Passover holiday. Kristopher Pieper, 21, a junior from Enfield, was being held Thursday in lieu of a $5,000 bond on charges including intimidation based on bigotry or bias and criminal mischief. It was not immediately clear if he has hired an attorney. He's accused of painting the antisemitic symbol on the school's chemistry building, which is located directly across from UConn Hillel, the Jewish ...