Arsonists torched at least eight NYPD vehicles in a targeted attack in a Brooklyn parking lot early Thursday — with undetonated explosive devices also found after two masked suspects were seen running away, police and sources said.
Police and FDNY responded to a report of multiple vehicles ablaze at a lot in Bushwick at the intersection of Central and DeKalb avenues — just a block from the 83rd Precinct station house — around 1:30 a.m. Thursday.
Six marked vehicles and two unmarked vehicles were damaged, cops and sources said. No injuries were reported.
Cops also discovered possible explosive devices that did not go off, soon after two people wearing masks and gloves were seen fleeing the lot, sources said.
Photos from the scene obtained by The Post show four small spheres with wicks sticking out placed above a car tire.
The NYPD did not immediately give a suspected motive for the attack.
However, it comes as anti-ICE protesters have started running wild in the city, with some brazenly admitting they would set fire to police cars, similar to disturbing scenes in the riots in Los Angeles.
Although no connection has yet to be made by cops, the attack was celebrated by protesters — with one walking by the scene early Thursday calling it “awesome” and “f–king rad.”
One who was at the scene early Thursday morning told The Post that they thought the arson was “awesome” and “f–king rad.”
“Burn more police cars, set more sh-t on fire, do things that actually matter and circumvent the police instead in the street and yelling ‘No, no, no!’” said the self-styled protest “supporter.”
The passerby, only giving the name Dylan, said it was a “tangible good” that more cop cars will be off the street.
When asked how the car burning makes protesters feel, Dylan said he “can’t speak for everyone” but “hopes everyone is excited.”
https://nypost.com/2025/06/12/us-news/nypd-vehicles-burned-in-suspected-arson-attack-in-brooklyn/
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