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Four Cars Set On Fire, Others Keyed In Queens
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Jen Chung
Published Aug 31, 2010
Modified Aug 31, 2010
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Earlier this morning, some car owners in Queens awoke to find their vehicles up in flames. WCBS 2 reports, "Some were in the street, some were in driveways and at least one of the fires spread to an owner’s home." Plus, a dozen cars were keyed. One owner of a newly crisped auto said, "At first i didn’t know why my truck went on fire, then I found out that three other cars, three other vehicles on the block were also set on fire." Another resident said, "We don’t know why, unless they were kids that were drinking, we have no idea what could’ve happened. No idea." Last week, two teens were accused of vandalizing 100 cars on Long Island.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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