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Suspect in arson outside New York Jewish school nabbed, police say

By Edmund DeMarche

Published October 18, 2021

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The suspect seen pouring gasoline in front of a Yeshiva in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been apprehended, police told Fox News early Monday.

The incident occurred outside the Yeshiva of Flatbush at about 7:27 p.m. on Thursday, police said. The gasoline was poured outside the fence and then set on fire. There were no injuries and no structural damage to the building. A security guard at the building managed to douse the fire, the New York Post reported.

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Sharee Jones, 39, has been arrested and charged in the incident, police said. She faces reckless endangerment as a hate crime and arson 5, police said. 

Edmund DeMarche is a senior news editor for FoxNews.com. Story tips can be sent to Eddie.DeMarche@fox.com and Twitter @EDeMarche.

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