FDNY member arrested for allegedly vandalizing sukkah in Manhattan

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Saturday, December 24, 2022
FDNY member under arrest for allegedly vandalizing sukkah in Manhattan
FDNY member under arrest for allegedly vandalizing sukkah in ManhattanA member of the FDNY is now under arrest for allegedly vandalizing a 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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