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Three Long Island Teens Charged with Arson Attempt
Three Long Island teenagers have been arrested for what police say was a botched attempt to burn down a house using Molotov cocktails.
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According to Nassau County police, the trio threw homemade bombs at the West Hempstead home of the ex-girlfriend of one of the teens on Sept. 7, 2007.
The incendiary devices fizzled and did not cause any damage.
Nineteen-year-old Steven Cruz, 17-year-old Marcus Spocinski and 18-year-old Joseph Torres were all charged with attempted arson. Spocinski and Torres have also been charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
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