A man spent three hours in the early morning yesterday looting a store and setting fire to trash awaiting pick up on several streets in the Financial District, awakening residents even many stories above with the smell of smoke and the sounds of small explosions. (M. and L. sent the photos and video, below.)

Police say that over three hours, between 2 and 5a, around William, Cliff and Water streets, a mattress and dozens of piles of trash were lit on fire, causing damage to the nearby buildings and a parked car. The fires were extinguished by the FDNY and police arrested Wildanio Guareno, of 1400 Story Ave. (which police said is Manhattan, but Story Avenue is in Soundview in the South Bronx) a little after 7a at the corner of Nassau and Beekman.

Guareno was charged with criminal mischief for each arson incident, arson for each fire and petit larceny.

Here is the full report from the NYPD:

Based on the charges listed in this posting, they’ll be let free due to lax bail reforms laws. Please be careful folks.

Based on the reformed bail statute, arson is a qualifying felony offense allowing the judge to place the defendant in custody (or set bail). That’s not even including other qualifications the defendant himself might trigger (on probation already, etc) for bail to be set.

Lotsa disinformation out there. Please be careful folks.

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