State Police Seeking Person Of Interest In UConn Halloween Night Incident

STORRS, CT — State police are asking for the public's help identifying a man involved in an incident near the University of Connecticut campus in Mansfield on Halloween weekend.

Images of the person were released Thursday.

State police at the Troop C barracks said the incident occurred Saturday evening — Oct. 31 — and continued into the early morning hours of Sunday — Nov. 1.

Police described the individual as a "Hispanic man approximately 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with a slightly heavy build and an estimated age of 35 to 40." He, "has black hair, bushy eyebrows, large ears, facial scarring consistent with acne and thinning facial hair." State police said he "speaks with a pronounced accent and smokes cigarettes."

On Halloween night, the man was wearing a black cowboy hat, a cape and a striped shirt, according to state police.

He was last seen leaving The Standard Apartments in the passenger seat of what police described as a white 2012-15 Honda Civic, state police said. The vehicle had visible rust above the rear passenger-side wheel well, state police said.

Anyone with information that "could help identify the man" can to contact Trooper Michael Johnson at 860-896-3200, extension 8075, or by email at michael.d.johnson@ct.gov.

Police said people providing information may remain anonymous upon request.