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Police: Man Wanted For Attempted Subway Arson

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are looking for a man who they say threw flaming objects into a manned subway ticket booth following a dispute with the clerk.

It happened Wednesday afternoon at the Fulton Street station.

Police say the man wrote profanity and threatening messages on the booth and then threw flaming matches and burning paper into the booth's money slot.

The suspect is described by police as a Hispanic man around 6' tall and 300 pounds with black curly hair and a full beard that is graying around the chin.

He was last seen wearing a long black trench coat, a black Nike zippered hooded sweatshirt, a black skullcap, dark blue sweatpants and black sneakers.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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