Staten Island man charged with setting fire at NYPD precinct from his holding cell

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a 23-year-old man lit a fire that burned the 120th Precinct stationhouse in St. George last week.

Caleb Ibitoye of Castleton Avenue in West Brighton stands accused in a series of incidents targeting NYPD officers and property.

Multiple people who were locked inside holding cells had to be evacuated during the blaze inside the stationhouse at 78 Richmond Terrace on June 26 around 1 a.m., according to the criminal complaint…

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