State NAACP Wants Hate Crime Charge In West Hartford Case

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The Connecticut NAACP is calling on police to immediately file a felony hate crime charge against a white former collegestudent accused of smearing body fluids on her black roommate’s belongings.
The civil rights group has scheduled a rally Wednesday evening outside the West Hartford police department.
Former University of Hartford student Brianna Brochu was charged Oct. 28 with misdemeanor criminal mischief and breach of peace. Police said last week theyw