Maplewood Man At Large After Torching

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After damaging 11 NYPD vehicles by setting them on fire, a 21-year-old Maplewood man is wanted by New York City police, according to authorities.

Lodgson-McCray, Jakhi

Jakhi Lodgson-McCray broke through a gate and entered a parking lot at the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick at 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, according to ABC7. According to ABC7, he put fire starters on the cars’ tires, hoods, and windshields, causing a fire and destroying eleven of them.

According to officers who spoke to ABC7, Lodgson-McCray has already run afoul of the law after being arrested at multiple pro-Palestinian demonstrations and damaging a statue at Columbia University with $1,000.

On social media, the NYPD declared, “There is zero tolerance for anyone who attacks the NYPD.”

Click here to read the ABC7 story.