Crime & Safety
East NY: Have You Seen This Man Who Allegedly Set His Ex's Car on Fire?
Cops are looking for 34-year-old Keon Richmond who is suspected to have set his ex-girlfriend's car on fire in October.
EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Cops are still looking for a man who they believe set his ex-girlfriend's Nissan Maxima on fire in the East NY area in October.
Keon Richmond is described by cops as a 34-year-old black man, 5'10'' and around 210 lbs., with black eyes and black hair in braids.
On Oct. 23, 2016 at around 3:30 in the morning, it was reported to police that Richmond set the 2013 Maxima on fire in front of 514 Fountain Ave., a residential building.
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The NYPD released a photo of Richmond, and ask if you know anything about him or the incident, to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting your tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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