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Arsonist Arrested in Historic Church Fire | New York City News
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the devastating arson that destroyed the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church on Juneteenth — a landmark standing for 175 years. Surveillance footage shows him purchasing a lighter and setting the wooden structure ablaze, which quickly turned into rubble. With no known ties to the congregation, he was apprehended after allegedly stealing from a CVS, where authorities discovered an active warrant for his arrest in the church fire case. The parish hall remains standing, preserving the site’s landmark status, and community leaders are…
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