LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) - A man who allegedly set a police cruiser on fire outside a synagogue in Lauderhill has been arrested.
On Friday morning, Lauderhill Police identified their suspect as 21-year-old Brian Bocage.
He was taken into custody Thursday night.
Bocage is accused of intentionally setting a Lauderhill Police cruiser on fire that had been parked outside the Synagogue of Inverrary-Chabad, located at 6700 NW 44th St., just before midnight on Wednesday.
An Instagram video showed what appeared to be a man splashing an accelerant of some kind on the vehicle and setting it on fire.
“We’re relieved that this person is in custody,” said Rabbi Levi Livingston. “We’re going to let the law enforcement do what they need to do and hopefully justice will be served, and hopefully, he will not be able to do this again and [this will] prevent future things like this from happening.”
Authorities said he’s not just responsible for one fire but two.
The other fire he is accused of setting was at a veterans memorial in North Lauderdale in early December. The city said the fire caused $7,500 in damage.
Similar videos of the fires were posted online by someone disguising their voice.
Bocage faces arson and criminal mischief charges.
When he was arrested he told police that he has no ill feelings towards the Jewish community nor police.
His bond is currently set at over $160,000.
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