Homeless man charged with setting NYPD car on fire: police

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Homeless man charged with setting NYPD car on fire: police

By Joe Marino, Craig McCarthy and Gabrielle Fonrouge
January 31, 2022

A homeless ex-con was busted for torching an NYPD patrol car after cops booted him from a subway station, police said Monday.

Anthony Phillips, 51, was taken into custody on arson charges Friday night after cops saw him panhandling in Midtown and recognized him from a wanted flier, police and law enforcement sources said.

He’s accused of lighting a rag on fire and throwing it at a marked patrol car outside of the Pelham Bay Park 6 train station on Jan. 6, law enforcement sources said.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/01/31/homeless-man-charged-with-setting-nypd-car-on-fire-police/