Crime & Safety
Man Who Drew Swastikas Across Nassau Community College Arrested: Police
Police say he was responsible for many incidents and was committing more before his arrest.
A Plainview man was arrested Tuesday and charged with drawing hateful graffiti on the Nassau Community College campus in East Garden City on multiple different occasions, police say.
According to authorities, Jasskirat Saini, 20, of Central Park Road, was arrested at 12:38 p.m. for multiple bias incidents at Nassau Community College. Police say Saini drew two swastikas on the exterior wall of Building H and "KKK" on the floor of F Building Cluster 225 before his arrest on Tuesday.
Police had been responding to the campus for instances of swastikas drawn on buildings since October. Most of the swastikas were found drawn in men's bathrooms in the various buildings around campus.
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Related:
- Nassau Police Report Two Separate Instances of Hateful Graffiti
- More Swastikas Found on Nassau Community College Campus
- Swastikas Found All Over Nassau Community College Campus
Saini is charged with multiple counts of aggravated harassment and is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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