A Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a laundromat in Uniondale.
On August 30 at 3 p.m., Nassau County officers from the Arson Bomb Squad responded to a fire at Prendi Laundromat, located at 922 Front Street. When police arrived, a thorough investigation determined that a male subject allegedly set a poster on fire near the front door, then blocked the entrance. A female victim, 53, extinguished the fire and called police. The male subject fled the scene on foot.
A short time later, officers located Curtis Desir, 31, of 8626 102nd Street, and placed him into police custody without incident. No injuries were reported.
Police charged Desir with Arson in the Second Degree and Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree. He was scheduled to be arraigned on August 31 at First District Court in Hempstead.