They say exactly a week ago ferrufino tried to launch this molotov cocktail through the homes front bay window. Instead it fell to the ground and didnt ignite. The homeowner did face the defendant but was not able to identify him at the time. Police were called after an intense search of the area. They were not able to locate the defendant. Reporter this the girls father chased after ferrufino as he fled the scene and was able to give police a description of him. After a foot pursuit officers apprehended the defendant on west call avenue. Police say after that november 17th incident, they installed inside the familys home a sort of panic alarm which would allow the family to press an alarm and that call would go right to 911. Thats what they had to do here this morning. Ferrufino is facing arson charges but those charges could be upgraded because the home was occupied at the time. Live in baldwin, kristin thorne, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Tyrone howard, the career criminal accused of
Lower 20s and teens. We already made it down to 32 at the freezing mark. Look for sunshine mixing with clouds at times. A bit of a recovery back to the 40s. 46 forecasting a high of 47 degrees. Little bit after 5 00 a. M. Lets find out how the Tuesday Morning commute treats us so far. Lauren . Things are nice and green. Most of you having a bit of a hiccup. We have a highway shut down between Mount Pleasant road and haupauge road. Subways, we have a suspension on the 4 and 6. Service suspended in both directions between 86th street and grand con course. Well have more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. Breaking news now in new jersey. Investigators on the scene of a possible fatal fire. Happened in fair lawn in Bergen County. The house is on Berkshire Road. Today in new yorks Tracie Strahan is here with the very latest. Tracie . Reporter michael, theyre still shining lights on that home after that fire that broke out here just before midnight. Were going
Values in new york city are socially liberal. Reporter trump hit back invoking the memory of 9 11. Everybody in the world loved new york and loved new yorkers and i have to tell you, that was a very insulting statement that ted made. Reporter trump went on how new york recovered from 9 11 and em passioned talk of the grit and determination of our city in that darkest hour that even ted cruz ended up applauding trump. New york is a great great people, loving people, wonderful people. When the World Trade Center came down, i saw something that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanly than new york. Reporter what cruz said about new york was code for trying to make trump sound liberal, different from everybody else in the country. And our governor on cnn this morning was ticked. He is practicing the politics of division. He is trying to divide this country. It doesnt work and its not who we are. Reporter the mayor ripped into ted cruz. On behalf of all new yorke
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