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| Another Suspicious Fire Breaks Out In Queens Neighborhood |
| 2015-12-07 |
| Posted under "Lurid Crime Tales" until there's more information. Authorities are still trying to find a serial arsonist responsible for at least five fires in a Queens neighborhood since October. Early this morning, a fire was set at the same Forest Hills location as a previous blaze. The most recent fire broke out at 12:18 a.m., at 112-35 69 Road, and the police released an image of a person of interest, describing him as having a light complexion, wearing glasses, a scarf on his face, and a green helmet, riding a motorcycle. According to the police, all four other investigated arsons "occurred on construction sites in the confines of the 112 Precinct. The suspect enters the sites, and ignites flammable combustibles before fleeing on foot." The NYPD released video of a person walking through the site of the fourth fire. The fires have been in an area that is home to one ethnic group. One homeowner told NBC New York, "I feel that we’re under attack. It’s some kind of sort of also terrorist attacks going against Bukharan Jews." Two other fires are also believed to be the work of the arsonist. An encrypted message left at one scene has been determined to be a "mislead." A neighbor told the Daily News of today's fire, "It's hard to believe with everyone watching this could happen again. I hope they catch whoever is doing this." |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #2 From The Times of Israel: NYPD sends elite units to arson-stricken Bukharian neighborhood Strategic Response Unit dispatched to Queensâ Forest Hills after seven Jewish homes set alight since October Seven fires, the most recent set Sunday, have targeted new homes under construction for Bukharian Jewish owners. According to radio station WINS, a rabbi owns the home torched most recently. An estimated 50,000 Bukharians, Jewish immigrants from central Asia, live in New York, the vast majority of them in Forest Hills and adjacent neighborhoods. In Forest Hills,the construction by Bukharians of large, expensive homes, mostly on plots that once housed more modest residences, has sparked tensions with longtime residents in recent years. âRight now we have members of the Arson and Explosion Squad, Major Case Unit from the NYPD, Fire Marshals, and Queens detectives all concentrated on this area to find out who this person is,â NYPD Chief of Detectives Bob Boyce said, according to the Daily News. Police, who said they do not believe the arsons are motivated by anti-Semitism, also plan to patrol the area at night. âWeâre not looking at this as a terrorist-related incident,â Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said, according to the Daily News. âWeâre not looking at it as a hate crime incident either.â While the police last week believed they had a suspect, based on information in a note left at the site, the suspect had an alibi and appeared to be innocent. The Bukharian Jewish Center is offering a $50,000 reward for information on the suspect. The NYPD is also offering a $2,500 reward. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-12-07 23:04 |
| #1 Oh, joy. They have a fire bug in their neighborhood. Unless the little s#!t is caught soon, the only thing that will stop him will be when he moves or winds up dead in an accident/incident. I had problems with one years ago. Even got trail camera pix of him in the act. Local law enforcement would do nothing. Fortunately, he managed to get into a fatal car accident about a year (& 2 attempts to burn my barn! Fortunately well stacked hay bales are almost impossible to set alight, even with gasoline.) after the first known arson attributed to him. |
| Posted by: Nguard 2015-12-07 11:16 |