This week the NYPD arrested a suspect for shooting a rookie cop, there was a fire on Rikers Island, and a man was arrested for stealing cooking oil.
Hector Castrol-Espinal, 23, was charged with five counts of petty larceny and is scheduled to be arraigned in CentralPolice said Castrol-Espinal stole oil from the restaurant and hauled it onto a rented truck and then resold the oil.
After a monthslong investigation officials say Castrol-Espinal siphoned oil on January 24, January 31, and February 10, February 18, and March 23 of this year.20 injured in Rikers Island fire after inmate lights fire in cell, officials say Several staff members and inmates were taken to the hospital after a fire at Rikers Island on March 6, 2023. Here's what we know.on Thursday, sending several other inmates and staff members to the hospital for treatment, officials said.
The fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, officials said. The inmate started the fire in a cell at the North Infirmary Command. Ten staff members and five inmates were all taken to the hospital for injuries, mostly for smoke inhalation, fire officials said.
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