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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 ...
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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 ...
New York Post22d
Meet the teen heroes who turned sicko suspected of burning woman to death in NYC subway 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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Calls For Subway Safety in Memorial Service For Debrina Kawam, Victim of Fatal Subway Attack
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 ...
The Brooklyn Paper24d
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 ...
CBS News25d
Vigil held for New York City subway burning victim Debrina Kawam in Brooklyn
Police say Kawam, who was homeless, had been riding the subway for shelter on Dec. 22, when 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta allegedly sprayed a liquid on her and then used a lighter to ignite the flames.
Fox 5 NY25d
Memorial honors woman burned to death on NYC subway train
Zapeta then fanned the flames with a shirt before sitting on a platform bench and watching as Kawam burned, they alleged. When the train stopped at the end of the line, police said the suspect ...
Fox News26d
New York Democrats' new tax forces middle-class workers into lawless subway tunnels
Sebastian Zapeta was later arrested and allegedly told detectives he didn't remember what happened because he routinely gets blackout drunk and rides the subway, according to court documents.
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‘The Only Crime Here Is That He Didn’t Get All of Them’: 69-Year-Old Homeless Man Who Fights Off 5 Attackers, Killing One, Faces No Charges
On the same day the 69-year-old man was attacked on the Queen subway, a homeless woman, 57-year-old Debrina Kawam, was set afire by 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta, who allegedly fanned the flames ...
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Man charged with torching woman to death told detectives 'that's me' when shown video
Sebastian Zapeta, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was taken into custody hours after Debrina Kawam of New Jersey was killed. The document shows that the murder suspect appeared to have ...
Fox 5 NY29d
Here's the story behind the woman set on fire in the NYC subway
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, admitted to heavy drinking and expressed remorse, but claimed not to remember the attack. A Guatemalan citizen, Zapeta was living in a Brooklyn shelter and working as a ...