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NYPD: Man Caught On Video Smashing Pumpkins Arrested

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The pumpkin smasher has been caught, police say.

They've found the man they say was caught on surveillance video smashing pumpkins along 81st Avenue in Bay Ridge before Halloween.

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According to the NYPD, Daniel McGrath was arrested Tuesday after being stopped by police for driving with a broken tail light. Police say he was found with cocaine and they later determined he was the pumpkin smasher.

He's been charged with possession of a controlled substance, insufficient tail lamp and criminal mischief.

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