Arsonist starts fire on religious school bus

An arsonist set fire to a school bus last week in Williamsburg, according to authorities.

Police say that on Thursday, April 27, at about 6:40 p.m., the suspect in question entered a parked and unoccupied religious school bus through the emergency door near Division Avenue and Bedford Avenue.

Once inside, he started a fire that damaged the front of the bus, police say.

He then fled the area in an unknown direction.

Below is a photo of the suspect, who was last seen wearing a sweat suit and dark-colored sneakers. He also has a chin-strap beard.

Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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