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Man charged with setting fire to former diner in Port Jeff Station
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| | | The Hi-Lite Diner after a fire on Saturday. Photo by Ellen Barcel (click for larger version) | |
January 25, 2010 | 10:40 AM
Police have arrested an undomiciled man and charged him with setting fire to a vacant building in Port Jefferson Station on Saturday, Jan. 23.
Police and firefighters responded to a fire at the former Hi-Lite Diner at Route 347 and Old Town Road in Port Jefferson Station at 3:52 am. Firefighters from the Terryville Fire Department, with assistance from the Selden, Setauket, Port Jefferson and Mt. Sinai fire departments, extinguished the fire, which severely damaged the building.
Indication of ongoing squatter activity in the building led to the pump-out of the foundation, which was filled with water, performed with the assistance of the Town of Brookhaven.
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| | | Andrew Naclerio. SCPD photo (click for larger version) | |
An investigation by Arson Squad detectives, with assistance from Sixth Precinct patrol officers, led to the arrest of Andrew Naclerio, 41, who faces a fourth-degree arson charge. Naclerio was to be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct for arraignment Monday.
— SCPD
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