A construction site was ripped through in Queens early Sunday, the fifth in a string of arsons since November, officials and witnesses said.
The fire started started on 112th St. and 69th Road in Forest Hills around 12:33 a.m., FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Robert Strong said. The site was immediately engulfed by fire and went to a second alarm, which took over an hour for nearly 150 firefighters to extinguish.
Strong said this latest fire, which is believed to be the eighth one in the neighborhood, is suspicious.
Cops released a photo Sunday of a suspect who is responsible for setting at least four construction sites to blaze since Nov. 8. He is described as a man with a light complexion, wearing glasses, a scarf on his face, with a green helmet on a motorcycle.
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It's a either a hipster anarchist, a middle aged anti-semite, or a mercenary for another unscrupulous developer.
He could be just an innocent bystander stopping to watch. That type of motorcycle makes a lot of noise and would probably attract attention.
'Cops released a photo Sunday of a suspect who is responsible for setting at least four construction sites to blaze since Nov. 8. He is described as a man with a light complexion, wearing glasses, a scarf on his face, with a green helmet on a motorcycle.'
He is a 'suspect' but they know he 'is responsible for setting at least four construction sites to blaze'?
Which is it?
Where did they get the photo? Security camera? Concerned citizen?
Sloppy reporting.
Wait, what is the reason this guy on a motorcycle is a suspect. The previous photo was of someone all in black you could not even see their face. So now you are telling me the guys decides to show his face and be on a noisy motorcycle when he did this. Something does not add up.
fairly sure i've seen this bike around yellowstone and 68th. used to park around there some days and i would hear some dummy on a bike with glass packs roaring through
Yeah, I agree that he seems more unlikely to be the culprit. Not only for the type of motorcycle and his clothes, but why would you wear a distinctive green helmet like that if you're trying to not get caught. He is probably wearing the scarf because his too cool helmet doesn't cover his face.
I'm thinking mid 40's, used to live in the neighborhood and with some ill will towards the new developments and Bukharians. Possibly even a reader of this blog.
At this point in the game i am wondering why the FBI hasn't taken over the investigation. The NYPD hasnt been able to get close to catching this guy.
White guy? Chopper motorcycle? Green helmet?
How hard could this be? He should be in custody before the end of the day!
Case closed!
Heading to Forest Hills now. I will be on the lookout for an old fart on a motorcycle with a green helmet!
It will be the gasoline smell that gives him away!
the press should not assume that this person is guilty -
Not sure this is the "Ninja" type their reffering to, to jump over 8 foot construction fences. He looks too old for that.
If that is the flamer, by that picture it looks like he wants media attention and notoriety. It's starting to look like some social justice vigalante. It's like something out of some run of the mill graphic novel comic book shit. Or maybe the legend of Guy Fawkes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes
and of course...https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/GuyFawkesMask.jpg
which has now usurped Che Guevera as a symbol of social activism
and if this about stopping the scourge of blockbusting and mcmansions, this isn't the way to do it. Other people's houses are getting burned and damaged. Civil activism doesn't work when it leaves "collateral damage"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collateral_damage
Are those chuck taylor's on his feet?
Huge police activity in the area Sunday afternoon.
Stuck in traffic for 40 mins, they really need to get this dude before someone gets killed.
Unilateral down zoning.
I'm having a hard time believing a guy on a green motorcycle with matching green helmet is behind this. He sticks out like a sore thumb even in the middle of the day. That's not someone trying to fly under the radar.
The first photo they released is of someone deliberately hiding their face and otherwise dressed very normally - not courting any attention.
Hopefully if the biker isn't guilty, he grabs a lawyer and drops by the 112 to clear this up and kill what really looks like a bad lead.
LOL!!
The Daily Snooze story now says they are looking for this guy as a 'suspect'!
That is a pretty quick backtrack.
I hope that guy sues them.
Innocent bystander at 12:33am with a scarf on his face and the temp was 45-50 deg F. Are you insane?
A few news sources claim that the police don't believe it's a hate crime. Tell that to the bukharians who are already on TV claiming this is altering their way of life and this is a direct attack against them.
According to Ch 7 this guy was interviewed and cleared. Keep looking.
This guy looks alot like Lorenzo Llamas when he was in the show 'Renegade'.
Whew....somebody hates Mc Mansions.
Hate never solves any problem, if that's the case.
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