Heated Hate Crime - Jewish Ambulance Set on Fire

Tried to Set Emergency Vehicle on Fire on Lower East Side

The NYPD is searching for a man who set fire to an Orthodox Jewish emergency vehicle. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for a man who set fire to an Orthodox Jewish emergency vehicle. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice

July 11, 2024


MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for an arsonist who set fire to an emergency vehicle from an Orthodox Jewish ambulance organization on the Lower East Side. Now the case is being investigated as a possible hate crime.


Police released the surveillance video which shows the fire as well as the suspected arsonist.


The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an arson that is being investigated as a possible hate crime. -Photo by NYPD


At around 11 pm on July 6, a Hatzalah emergency vehicle was parked in front of 557 Grand Street. Cops said a man walked up to the truck and intentionally started a fire at the rear of the vehicle.


The surveillance video shows the suspect crouched down at the rear of the truck on the passenger side. He is seen in the video putting something on the back passenger wheel well. Then a fire is seen glowing at the same location on the truck.



The case is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force. 


The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion and thin build. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt, gray-colored shorts and white sneakers.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.


All calls are strictly confidential.

Location: 557 Grand St, New York, NY 10002, USA

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