TRUCK AND CAR SET ON FIRE IN ELYRIA

Elyria – Elyria Police and Elyria Firefighters are currently investigating two suspected cases of arson from overnight. One truck and one car set on fire within half a block of each other.


Elyria Police were called to the area of West Ave and 4th Street around 2 a.m. for suspicious males in the area. When they arrived they spotted smoke coming from a truck parked on West Ave near Barres Lane. Officers called for Firefighters to respond but were able to extinguish that fire before they arrived.


Just after they extinguished that fire they found a Buick Regal parked behind a house at the corner of West Ave and Barres Lane with fire coming from the front seat area. Firefighters were directed by Police to the Buick when they arrived. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the car fire before it had the chance to spread to other cars parked nearby.


Police stopped and questioned several males near St. Mary’s but released them.


The owner of the truck told Officers that whoever did it rummaged through his truck before setting it on fire. The rear passenger side door to the Regal was also partly opened when Police found it on fire.


The Regal has been impounded for investigative purposes. No injuries were reported.


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