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Repeat Nassau Arsonist Handed To ICE To Dodge NY Bail Laws, Officials Say
An accused serial arsonist on Long Island has been handed over to ICE because his charges aren’t bail eligible, authorities said Tuesday, May 12.
Elder Lopez Avalos, 27, was cuffed Sunday, May 10 in connection with multiple vehicle fires on Long Island in the past year, police said.
But the six arson counts Lopez Avalos faces were not bail eligible, so Nassau County authorities coordinated with ICE to ensure Lopez Avalos remains behind bars, WABC reported Tuesday.
Authorities said Lopez Avalos, a Baldwin resident, admitted to entering the U.S. illegally after leaving his home nation of Gua…
Cars Engulfed In Flames In Nassau Parking Lot, Arson Suspect Arrested: Police
A Long Island man set fire to several cars in a parking lot early Sunday, May 10, then was also tied to three prior arson incidents after his arrest, police said.
Elder Lopez Avalos, 27, was detained shortly after the cars were found on fire at Municipal Parking Field 1 near 32 Smith Street in Freeport, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops responded around 1:30 a.m. Sunday to a call about multiple vehicles on fire in the lot, authorities said. They observed “several vehicles engulfed in flames.”
Lopez Avalos, of Baldwin, was located a short distance from the scene and arrested wi…
