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NYPD searching for suspect linked to serial arson in Brooklyn

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Published  January 5, 2025 12:06pm EST
Crime and Public Safety
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The Brief

    • Police are searching for the suspect believed to have repeatedly set fires in the same area in Brooklyn.
    • Police said there were no reported injuries in any of the incidents.
    • The suspect was last seen wearing a dark jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and gray and white shoes, police said.

BROOKLYN - The NYPD is searching for the suspect believed to have repeatedly set fires in the same area in Brooklyn.

Police said the first incident happened on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, just before 11:30 a.m. near 100 Ralph Avenue. The suspect started a fire and then fled the scene, police said.

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, police said the suspect then returned to the same location around 1 a.m. and started another fire. Police said he then returned to the same location again early in the morning on New Year's Day and started a third fire before fleeing the scene.

Police said there were no reported injuries in any of the incidents.

The suspect is described as a man with a dark complexion, approximately 25 to 30-years-old, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing about 190 pounds.

Police said the suspect was last seen wearing a dark jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and gray and white shoes. (Credit: NYPD)

Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

The Source: This article contains information from the NYPD.

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