{"id":427577,"date":"2022-04-06T21:40:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/serial-arsonist-busted-twice-this-week-for-nyc-fires\/"},"modified":"2022-04-06T21:40:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:40:34","slug":"serial-arsonist-busted-twice-this-week-for-nyc-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/serial-arsonist-busted-twice-this-week-for-nyc-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"#Serial arsonist busted twice this week for NYC fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283ede8ed8c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283ede8ed8c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/serial-arsonist-busted-twice-this-week-for-nyc-fires\/#%E2%80%9CSerial_arsonist_busted_twice_this_week_for_NYC_fires%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Serial arsonist busted twice this week for NYC fires&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSerial_arsonist_busted_twice_this_week_for_NYC_fires%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Serial arsonist busted twice this week for NYC fires&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/armando-calderon-mugshot-2012.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A serial arsonist with nearly 80 prior arrests was busted and released twice this week for setting fires in Midtown \u2014 including once in Penn Station, according to cops and police sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Armando Calderon, 66, set the contents of a trash can ablaze at the corner of West 31st Street and Eighth Avenue on Monday night, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and charged with arson, but released on a desk <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance ticket, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Calderon was back in action Tuesday morning \u2014 when he set a fire inside another garbage can inside Penn Station, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once again, he was charged with arson, only to be issued another desk appearance ticket, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Calderon has at least 78 prior unsealed arrests dating back to 1982 \u2014 most for criminal mischief and arson in the confines of the Midtown South Precinct, the sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t have any open cases, according to a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Most recently, in December 2021, he had 10 misdemeanor cases dismissed \u2014 over an assistant district attorney\u2019s objection \u2014 after he was found unfit to stand trial, a DA\u2019s office spokeswoman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cases, all misdemeanors, included arsons, sale or possession of bent MetroCards, and one public lewdness incident, according to the spokeswoman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The address Calderon provided to police is 390 Ninth Ave., the location of the former James A. Farley Post Office.<\/p>\n<p>He was busted back in March 2012 for allegedly setting 15 trash cans ablaze in Midtown \u2014 and told fire marshals he did it because he was homeless and angry about his circumstances, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/20\/woman-suspected-in-midtown-trash-can-fires-turns-out-to-be-a-man\/\">the New York Times reported at the time<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Calderon served about five months behind bars in connection to those arsons, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/09\/06\/nyregion\/a-manhattan-post-office-is-the-only-address-some-people-have.html\">the Times later reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The DA\u2019s office did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely provide information on that case.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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