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Arson in Manhattan investigated as hate crime: NYPD

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LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man who allegedly deliberately set a fire and damaged a Hatzalah emergency vehicle on July 6.

According to the NYPD, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. in front of 557 Grand Street.


The surveillance camera footage shows the man kneeling in the back of the vehicle. Shortly afterwards, a small fire can be seen breaking out.

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According to police, the person was last seen wearing a blue shirt, gray shorts and white sneakers.

Photo credit: NYPD

This case is being investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.

Provide police with information by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. You can find more of his work here.

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