Crime & Safety
Cops: 3 Face Arson Charges
Three men from the Syosset and Woodbury community accused of setting fire to car, cops say.
Three men face arson charges after Nassau County Police say they lit a car on fire last week and caused over $2,000 of damage.
According to detectives, the interior of a 2012 Hyundai Elantra belonging to an unidentified 18-year-old man was set on fire March 29. The incident took place between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The car sustained over $2,000 in damages, according to police.
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No one was harmed in the incident, cops said.
On Thursday, detectives say they located and arrested Jasheer Kareem, 17, of Syosset; Sulaiman Wardak, 20, of Woodbury; and Brian Weiss, 17, of Syosset, after a nearly week-long investigation and charged them with the crime.
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All three are charged with third degree arson, detectives said. The three men will be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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