Upper West Side NYPD cruiser fire deemed suspicious after window broken

Wednesday, July 29, 2020
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A police cruiser burned on Manhattan's Upper West Side early Wednesday morning.

The NYPD cruise was found burning just before 4 a.m. on West 83rd Street.
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The Ford Fusion was parked just a block away from the 20th Precinct.

Investigators are calling the fire suspicious.

They say the front driver's side window was broken, and there is evidence an accelerant was used.
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No one was in the cruiser at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported.

So far, there are no arrests.

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