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Officers responded to a residential fire in Williston Park at about 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, the Nassau County Police Department said.
When police arrived at the home, located on Sherman Avenue, they were notified about a small fire that had started on the roof of the residence and was extinguished before police arrived.
The two people who were in the residence at the time, a 38-year-old woman and a 77-year-old woman, were not injured, and there was no structural damage to the home, NCPD said.
Police said Maria Garcia was arrested after an investigation and charged with:
- Second-degree attempted arson
- Fifth-degree arson
- Fourth-degree criminal mischief
- Second-degree reckless endangerment
She is scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday, Jan. 8, authorities said.
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