2 New York Residents Charged With Torching NYPD Van

2 New York Residents Charged With Torching NYPD Van
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Federal investigators on Thursday arrested and charged two New York residents for allegedly setting on fire a police van used to help the city’s homeless in Manhattan.

Corey Smith, 24, and Elaine Carberry, 36, were allegedly caught on surveillance cameras torching an NYPD homeless outreach van last month. They were accused of pouring liquid from a tequila bottle to commit the arson and destroy the police van in the early hours of July 15, according to prosecutors.