Cops: Woman faces arson charges in Huntington Station fire
A Huntington Station woman was arrested and charged with arson after Suffolk County police said she intentionally set her own apartment on fire early Tuesday.
Deborah Yeary, 57, was charged with second-degree arson after an investigation by Arson Section detectives, police said.
The fire in the apartment in the 1500 block of New York Avenue was reported in a 911 call at 1:45 a.m.
There were no reported injuries.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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