New York, US:
A New York City man accused of setting a laundromat ablaze during a bizarre late-night burglary in Brooklyn is now being tied to a disturbing string of random slashings across the borough, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation.
Authorities say the man, whose name has not been publicly released pending formal charges, was initially arrested earlier this month after surveillance footage showed him igniting piles of clothes inside a Flatbush-area laundromat before fleeing into the night. What began as a reckless act of vandalism has since unraveled into a far more serious case pointing to a violent crime spree…