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Authorities: Hawthorne Blimpie's Fire Set By Owner Authorities: Hawthorne Blimpie's Fire Set By Owner
Authorities: Hawthorne Blimpie's Fire Set By Owner An arson fire at a Blimpie’s sandwich shop in Hawthorne two months ago was set by the owner, authorities charged. Robert Pinero, 34, of North Bergen was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated arson and conspiracy, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief Richard McAuliffe said in a joint release. Pinero and another man entered the strip mall store on Wagaraw Road just before 1 a.m. Aug. 18, minutes before the fire call came in, Valdes and McAuliffe said. Investigators found “number points of origin, as well as what appeared to be an incendiary device,” th…

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by Jerry DeMarco