Man Arrested in Harlem Deli Arson

Police arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with an arson at a Harlem deli last month.

According to police, Victor Lide walked up to the front of Saied Deli on East 125th Street on November 17, and poured a flammable liquid into the service window and exterior wall of the store and ignited it before fleeing.

Employees managed to extinguish the fire and one was injured.

Lide was arrested Thursday and charged with arson. Information on an attorney for Lide was not immediately available.

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