Crime & Safety

Swastika Found Scrawled At Quinnipiac Univ.; Hamden Cops Investigate

The discovery reportedly marks the second time the antisemitic symbol was found on campus this month.

HAMDEN, CT — A swastika was found scratched onto a mail locker on the York Hill Campus of Quinnipiac University on Tuesday, marking the second time the antisemitic symbol was found at the school this month, reported WTNH-TV.

On Nov. 13, another swastika was found scrawled at the school's Rocky Top Student Center, and both incidents are under investigation by school authorities and Hamden police, according to the Quinnipiac Chronicle.

School authorities have removed the doors of the mail lockers where the symbols were found, and officials are condemning the racist act by the perpetrator(s).

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Additionally, the school's Department of Public Safety has a confidential tip line where people can call in any tips about the incidents. That number is 203-582-6201.

Read the WTNH-TV story; read the Quinnipiac Chronicle story.

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