[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Marc Lamparello’s story seemed off from the start. It was near 8 p.m. Wednesday when Mr. Lamparello, a 37-year-old adjunct philosophy lecturer, entered St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan toting two gallons of gasoline, lighter fluid and lighters, the police said. Stopped by ushers, he explained he was trying to take a shortcut through the iconic sanctuary to reach his vehicle, which had run out of gas, the police said.

Source: New York Times April 18, 2019 16:28 UTC