Posted on: June 14, 2025 10:50 AM

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Brewster structure fire leads to arson arrest

On June 11, 2025, at approximately 12:30 p.m., State Police Brewster responded to a structure fire at 8 Old Route 6, Town of Southeast. Upon arrival, responders found a three-story apartment building containing ten separate units actively burning. No injuries were reported.

Following an investigation, tenant Brian Cronin, 43, of Southeast, NY, was interviewed and confessed to intentionally setting the fire in his apartment. Cronin was arrested and charged with Arson 2nd, a class B felony. He was remanded to Putnam County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail or $200,000 bond.

The investigation into the fire’s cause remains ongoing.

From NYSP