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NYPD will give hero teens $10K reward for nabbing arson suspect —after they were told they were ineligible: ‘They caved’
The three teens who turned alleged arsonist Sebastian Zapeta-Calil over to cops could still claim the $10,000 reward, the NYPD said Friday. The boys, all 14, are “over the moon.” The decision ...
New York Post4d
Meet the teen heroes who turned firebug Sebastian Zapeta-Calil over to cops: ‘Really surreal’
Christos Strieder and his pals, Kingson and Navid, made the fateful 911 call on Dec. 22 that landed sick firebug Sebastian Zapeta-Calil behind bars for allegedly torching a sleeping homeless woman ...
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Teens who reported suspect in subway burning death could lose reward money
Read more here. Original story — NEW YORK (PIX11) – The three teens who helped police find Sebastian Zapeta, the man charged in connection with setting a woman on fire in a New York City ...
Yahoo News2d
Teens who reported suspect in subway burning death could lose reward money
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The three teens who helped police find Sebastian Zapeta, the man charged in connection with setting a woman on fire in a New York City subway station, may not get the promised ...
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NYPD claims $10K reward for hero teens still a possibility — but families say ‘not what they told us’
A police spokesperson said no determination has yet been made on whether the cash should go to a trio of eagle-eyed high school basketball players — who turned in Sebastian Zapeta-Calil hours ...
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Teen heroes who turned in alleged subway fire killer are blocked from receiving $10K NYPD reward on technicality, families say: ‘Such B.S.’
The teen heroes who nabbed subway arson killer Sebastian Zapeta-Calil have been denied the $10,000 reward promised by the NYPD — allegedly because they called the wrong phone number to report it ...
The Brooklyn Paper6d
Subway victim remembered at Brooklyn memorial as advocates push for safer transit system
Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, a migrant who had re-entered the United States illegally, stands accused of committing the crime while allegedly intoxicated. Authorities say Zapeta-Calil allegedly approached ...
ABC News4d
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deploys more cops to subway system after high-profile crimes
The suspect, Sebastian Zapeta, an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, was arrested after a brief manhunt and charged with first- and second-degree murder and arson in the death of 57-year-old ...
The Post-Star4d
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is accused of setting the woman's clothing ablaze aboard a stopped train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Sunday morning. He has been indicted on murder and ...
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New York
Three people, including a 9-year-old boy, were hospitalized after a New York City taxi cab jumped the curb and struck multiple pedestrians in Herald Square on Christmas Day. Authorities say ...