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NYPD searching for man who set 2 cruisers on fire in Flatiron District

New information after 2 NYPD vehicles damaged in fire
New information after 2 NYPD vehicles damaged in fire 00:27

NEW YORK -- The NYPD is looking for a man accused of setting a fire that damaged two police cars on Monday night in the Flatiron District.

Investigators say a man in his 20s with blonde hair set fire to trash on the sidewalk on West 29th Street near Sixth Avenue.

The fire then spread to a parked Ford Explorer cruiser and an unmarked police car. No one was inside either at the time. 

The motive is unclear and the investigation continues.

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