Man Charged With Arsons, Burglary, Assault In Suffolk: Police

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY - A Bronx man was arrested on Tuesday for assault, multiple arsons, an attempted robbery and burglary that occurred this month in Wyandanch and Deer Park, according to Suffolk Police.

Willi Soto-Reyes, 25, set fire to a vehicle at B.MA. Specialists at 908 Long Island Avenue in Deer Park, which spread to four other vehicles at 3:45 a.m., police said.

He then stole a 2001 BMW from the location and drove to a home on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park and stabbed a known person at 5 a.m., police said.

The victim was treated and released from Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip.

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Soto-Reyes fled from the assault in the BMW and crashed the vehicle into a tree on Long Island Avenue in Wyandanch at 5:11 a.m., police said.

Responding officers arrested him at the scene.

An investigation found that Soto-Reyes was also responsible for multiple fires, a burglary and attempted robbery in Wyandanch and Deer Park on June 6, police said.

Soto-Reyes was charged with third degree burglary, third degree grand larceny, second degree assault, first degree attempted robbery, two counts of second degree arson, two counts of third degree arson, four counts of fourth degree arson and five counts of fifth degree arson.

He will be held overnight at the First Precinct for arraignment on Wednesday.

Photo: Crime Stoppers