Cruz
NEWBURGH – A Peekskill man has been arrested and charged with setting
fire to a building he owns at 435 Broadway in the City of Newburgh. The
structure houses a business called Ahorra Ahora Market Plate.
The fire occurred on September 22 and was investigated as arson. City
police and fire with assistance from Westchester County Police Department
detectives using an arson-certified K-9 led to the arrest of Jesus Cruz,
43, of Peekskill.
He was charged with felony arson and remanded to the Orange County Jail
without bail.
The investigation is continuing and anyone with information is asked to
call Newburgh City Police at 845-561-3131.
