Bronx firebug throws gasoline on cops, lights old precinct on fire using soda bottle: NYPD
Story by Joe Marino, Shane Galvin • 11h
A maniac threw gasoline on cops and set fire to a decommissioned police precinct in the Bronx early Friday morning using a gas-filled Coca-Cola bottle, according to sources and the NYPD.
Samantha Calderon, 32, of the Bronx, was witnessed by two police officers allegedly pouring gasoline on a decommissioned stationhouse on Alexander Avenue at around 2:30 a.m., according to sources.
The alleged firebug then lit the gasoline on fire, which ignited on the structure briefly before it self-extinguished, cops said.
When confronted, Calderon became combative and threw gasoline from the bottle of Coke onto the officers, hitting them in the face.
Calderon was apprehended and taken to Lincoln Hospital for a psych evaluation.
Both officers refused medical attention at the scene, the NYPD said.
She was later charged with arson, criminal mischief, assault and resisting arrest.
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