FDNY member arrested for allegedly vandalizing sukkah in Manhattan

MANHATTAN (WABC) -- A member of the FDNY is under arrest for allegedly vandalizing a sukkah in Manhattan, police said.

Police charged 37-year-old, Marty Party, with criminal mischief for the October incident.

Security camera video shows a person defacing the Chabad Israel Center on the Upper East Side just before the Jewish holiday Sukkot.

A sukkah is a temporary greenery-covered hut where Jews eat during the holiday.

The motive is under investigation.

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The unusual arrest was caught on camera. Derick Waller reports from the 14th Street A/C/E station in Chelsea.

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