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Victims' family: Suspected arsonist was jealous

Relatives of the North Lawrence family killed in an apartment house blaze last month disputed the police theory that vanity drove the alleged arsonist to set fire to the building, saying he was motivated instead by jealousy.

Nassau County police officials had said Saturday that the man accused of setting the fire, Lawrence volunteer firefighter Caleb Lacey, 19, started the fire knowing the...

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