(Long Island, NY) Arson/Bomb Squad detectives have announced that an arrest has been made in connection with a suspicious fire that occurred on March 22, 2014 at 9:25 pm in Oyster Bay.
According to detectives, the Oyster Bay Fire Department, with the assistance of the Atlantic Steamer, Locust Valley and Bayville Fire Departments, responded to 1065 W. Shore Road, a historical house (Mill Pond House) owned by the Town of Oyster Bay, for a house fire. 100 firefighters with 15 pieces of fire apparatus battled the blaze and successfully extinguished the fire that destroyed the vacant home.
Nassau County Police have announced that Christopher Zaino, 20, of Bayville, has been arrested in connection with a suspicious fire that occurred on March 22 in Oyster Bay. Photo Credit: NCPD.
A preliminary investigation by the Fire Marshall and Arson/Bomb squad detectives deemed the fire to be suspicious. A subsequent investigation led detectives to arrest of Christopher Zaino, 20, of Bayville, in connection with the above Arson. Zaino was, at the time, a Bayville Fire Department Volunteer Fireman.
Zaino, who is charged with Arson 3rd Degree, will be arraigned in First District Court, Hempstead on 01/09/2015.
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