<img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/new.gif" border=0>Fire marshal offers reward for info on Arcadia fires

June 10, 2009 03:48 pm

— ARCADIA, Kan. — A $5,000 reward has been issued for information leading to the arrest of a person or persons suspected of setting fires that destroyed two buildings in Arcadia on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office.
Two suspicious fires were reported within 10 minutes of each other early Tuesday. The first fire, reported at 3:29 a.m., destroyed an abandoned house at 842 N. 250th St. in rural Arcadia.
The second fire, reported at 3:35 a.m., destroyed a building at 108 W. Race St. owned by Coffee House for God, a non-profit organization.
The release stated the total damage to both structures is estimated at $25,000.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department at (620) 724-8274 or (800) KS-CRIME.