NEW YORK - Security at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan has been stepped up after police say a man carried four gallons of gasoline inside along with lighter fluid and lighters.
Sources say 37-year-old Mark Lamparello was taken into custody on Wednesday.
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Police say he spilled gas on the floor when security notified the NYPD.
Lamparello's story was inconsistent when questioned, prompting police to arrest him.
"I've come to trust what we've got at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Not that we can ever take it for granted, not that we could ever not update it, but last night proves that it works," said Cardinal Timothy Dolan. "Our people were suspicious, walked the man out, immediately called the police department, they apprehended him and now he's secure. So the system works."
This all comes just ahead of the Easter weekend, and follows Monday's massive fire at Notre Dame in Paris.
The Midtown cathedral, which was built in 1878, has installed a sprinkler-like system during recent renovations and its wooden roof is coated with fire retardant.
NEW YORK - Security at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan has been stepped up after police say a man carried four gallons of gasoline inside along with lighter fluid and lighters.
Sources say 37-year-old Mark Lamparello was taken into custody on Wednesday.
NYPD NEWS
Police say he spilled gas on the floor when security notified the NYPD.
Lamparello's story was inconsistent when questioned, prompting police to arrest him.
"I've come to trust what we've got at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Not that we can ever take it for granted, not that we could ever not update it, but last night proves that it works," said Cardinal Timothy Dolan. "Our people were suspicious, walked the man out, immediately called the police department, they apprehended him and now he's secure. So the system works."
This all comes just ahead of the Easter weekend, and follows Monday's massive fire at Notre Dame in Paris.
The Midtown cathedral, which was built in 1878, has installed a sprinkler-like system during recent renovations and its wooden roof is coated with fire retardant.
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