Capital Region Man Arrested, Suspected of Setting Cobleskill Condo On Fire

Capital Region man arrested and charged with arson!

Not only is this individual accused of setting a 3-unit condo on fire it looks like this guy had a dispute with someone near the property earlier in the day. The suspect was asked to leave, which he did. Problem is he allegedly returned and set the building on fire.

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On Sunday October 26th at approximately 10pm Troopers responded to a home on East Main Street in Cobleskill, NY. The initial call was to report an unwanted individual. In other words, not welcomed at this particular place.

While Troopers were making their way to the scene they were notified that the neighboring multi-residential building was on fire. The fire was extinguished by Cobleskill Fire and surrounding Fire Departments, and it was determined that no one was in the three-apartment residence.

On Monday October 27th State Police with the assistance of the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC) arrested 32-year-old Dave Torres Cobleskill, NY for Arson in the second degree and Arson in the third degree.

The New York State Office of Fire Investigators located evidence indicating the fire was intentionally started. Torres was reportedly present in an apartment within the building and allegedly intentionally set the fire before fleeing the home.

Further investigation identified Torres as the unwanted subject law enforcement had originally been contacted about. Torres had reportedly been involved in an earlier verbal altercation at the neighboring residence where he had threatened to physically harm the victim.