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Police: Medford Volunteer Firefighter Arrested for Setting Brush Fire

Crime

By Published: November 13 2024

LongIsland.com

Jonathan Quiles, 20,intentionally set a fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon Avenue at approximately 3:35 p.m. on November 12, cops say.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a Medford Fire Department volunteer firefighter for intentionally setting a brush fire in Medford.
 
Jonathan Quiles intentionally set a fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon Avenue at approximately 3:35 p.m. on November 12. The fire also damaged a 2004 Chevrolet parked nearby.
 
Following an investigation by Arson Section detectives, Quiles, 20, of 64 Meyer Lane, Medford, was charged with Arson 4th Degree, Arson 5th Degree and Reckless Endangerment 2nd Degree. He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip today.
 
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