Man arrested for attempted arson of NJ police station

Saturday, February 10, 2018
GALLOWAY TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- Police have arrested the man suspected of trying to set fire to a South Jersey police station.

Investigators say Sean Shearer is the person seen in this surveillance video recorded outside of the Galloway Township Police Department in early December.
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The person in the recording tried to light a glass bottle containing an accelerant then threw it at the front doors.

The bottle shattered but did not ignite.

Shearer is charged with aggravated attempted arson and criminal mischief.

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