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Police nab Hempstead teen for alleged gas assault

? A Hempstead teenager was arraigned Thursday on charges he tried to light another teen on fire. Investigators say 18-year-old Matthew Taylor threw gasoline on the 14-year-old victim from a Gatorade

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Sep 26, 2008, 6:14 AM

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