Crime & Safety

Glastonbury Man Accused of Vandalizing Kim Kardashian Books

He was caught at a local bookstore, police said.

GLASTONBURY, CT — A man is accused of taking his proclaimed disdain for Kim Kardashian a little too far, police said.

At 3:30 p.m. on Monday, police received a call from the local Barnes & Noble that six Kim Kardashian "Selfish" books had been smeared with a red liquid, according to an arrest report.

The act was caught on video surveillance and the culprit was identified as 74-year-old Carl Puia, of 44 Prospect St., Glastonbury.

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Puia left a lengthy, type-written dissertation on his dislike for Kardashian and "people like her," according to an arrest report.

He was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and is due in court on March 22, police said.

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