NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD is looking for four people suspected of arson by allegedly setting an unoccupied police van on fire in Greenwich Village.
It happened on East 12th Street around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Photographs from the police union showed the damage done to the inside of the van.
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The suspects are accused of breaking one of the van’s windows, then setting the vehicle on fire.
No one was hurt.
MORE NEWS: New York State Trooper Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle On RFK BridgeAnyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
