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Man arrested after trying to enter St. Patrick's Cathedral with 2 gasoline cans, police say
abc7ny.com ^ | 04/17/2019 | Eyewitness News

Posted on 04/17/2019 8:42:05 PM PDT by massmike

A 37-year-old man from New Jersey was arrested after attempting to enter St Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan with two gasoline cans Wednesday night, police say.

Church ushers stopped the man at about 8 p.m. and notified nearby officers with the NYPD Critical Response Command, who took him into custody.

Authorities say he drove to St. Patrick's, parked in front of Saks and took two gas cans and lighter fluid from the car into the cathedral where he was stopped.

The man's intentions were not immediately clear. The incident came two days after the fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: arson; arsonist; copycat; lamparello; marclamparello; stpatrickscathedral
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To: Rebelbase

Lol. And he obviously thought he’d need lighter fluid to get gas to burn ;-)


21 posted on 04/17/2019 8:58:39 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Tired of Taxes
"Really? His intentions weren't clear?"

Aw come on! He was just planning on toasting marshmallows, or making some S'mores.

22 posted on 04/17/2019 9:00:47 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: massmike
The man's intentions were not immediately clear.

Yes, it is certainly a mystery.

WHO would write such idiotic crap?

Whatever happened to "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck..." common sense in this world. Are all "journalists" taught to be so stupid?

23 posted on 04/17/2019 9:02:22 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: massmike

And after checking, police report his car was NOT out of gas.


24 posted on 04/17/2019 9:04:48 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: massmike
"The man's intentions were not immediately clear. "

This is the kind of stupidity that must be permanently eliminated... With prejudice!

25 posted on 04/17/2019 9:04:56 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: bigbob

I was wondering about that.

Would leaving a trail of lighter fuel back to your gasoline soaked area be safer than leaving a trail of gas? I can’t imagine it burns at that much of a slower speed to make any difference. A lot easier though to pour out a trail of lighter fluid than using what remains in the gas can.

Given enough time I could probably figure out 100 ways to light it more safely.


26 posted on 04/17/2019 9:06:19 PM PDT by 21twelve (!)
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To: bigbob

The can of lighter fluid is like a fuse trail allowing him to get clear of the expanding gasoline fumes ... at the generator he was servicing?


27 posted on 04/17/2019 9:07:57 PM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: bigbob

They said he walked in with two cans of gas and the lighter fluid. I think I know what his intentions were.

“Hey - anybody gotta light?”


28 posted on 04/17/2019 9:08:31 PM PDT by 21twelve (!)
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To: samadams2000
They took out the Towers. Washington National could be next.
These psycos must be stopped. Now.
29 posted on 04/17/2019 9:09:12 PM PDT by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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To: massmike

If he was white, they would report what his intentions were. He must have been muslim, since they can’t figure out what his intentions were. The Left has a severe case of spiritual blindness.


30 posted on 04/17/2019 9:16:31 PM PDT by robel
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To: massmike

his intentions weren’t clear? well, we can rule out:
1) he was there to clean car parts
2) he thought the church was a gas station
3) he was making a fuel donation to the parish auto fleet


31 posted on 04/17/2019 9:17:18 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: massmike
Photo of the gas cans and the lighter fluid.

But no name and no photo of the perp.

And - for those who did not watch the video....

The on scene local reporter referred to the "accidental fire at Notre Dame," and he conspicuously stressed the word "accidental."

32 posted on 04/17/2019 9:18:16 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: massmike

Someone tried to do something...


33 posted on 04/17/2019 9:18:33 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

The man is known to police. They are working harder than they should.


34 posted on 04/17/2019 9:21:13 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: 21twelve

he had two big cans of gas. One small can of lighter fluid. The small can of lighter fluid would be easier to handle/ control flow held away from body, when pouring (squirting) out a fuse trail. As opposed to a bulky gas can with a large flow opening. (just guessing)


35 posted on 04/17/2019 9:21:23 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: massmike

Covering in the media for terrorists is aiding and abetting.


36 posted on 04/17/2019 9:25:09 PM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: massmike

“The man’s intentions were not immediately clear”? Who writes this stuff??? Oh....wait...he was gonna light a candle or two...


37 posted on 04/17/2019 9:27:39 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: blueplum

Was his name mo hammed?


38 posted on 04/17/2019 9:28:24 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: samadams2000

He was just making sure a construction accident happened. 8>)


39 posted on 04/17/2019 9:28:32 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (<b>during the Libyan civil war, these guys manage to come back with bags of money from Qadaffi?</b>)
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To: Teacher317

They know hi name, they just cannot tell you, because you are racist.
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Silly...his name is “the man”. He apparently also has an aka ... “a man”.


40 posted on 04/17/2019 9:29:49 PM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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