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Bethpage Man Behind Blaze: Cops

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Jonathan Harris

Cops arrested a Bethpage man in connection with a fire at a Levittown restaurant in 2012.

According to detectives, Jonathan Harris, 18, is believe to be behind a fire that gutted Fu Mei Kitchen and damaged another business on Division Avenue. Police said the fire broke out just before 2 a.m. on July 1 and fire officials said it started at the front window and burned upward, causing major damage. There were no injuries reported.

The Levittown Fire Department responded with 50 firefighters and six pieces of equipment.

Harris is being charged with third-degree arson.