The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who is sought in connection to an arson attack that occurred in Fordham Manor.
Police said that on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at around 00.10 a.m., a person approached the front of a business located at 2481 Creston Avenue and set fire to garbage outside the location. (Both a Citi bank branch and a 99 Cents store are located in the vicinity of this address, according to Google Maps.)
“The fire spread, engulfing a gray 2012 Nissan Rogue, parked at the location,” a police spokesperson said. “The car fire then proceeded to spread to an awning of the aforementioned commercial establishment.”
The person fled the location on foot in an unknown direction. “No injuries were reported as a result of this incident,” the police spokesperson said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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