Police: Man arrested, accused of arson in 2 Kalamazoo fires
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Police in Kalamazoo say a man has been arrested in connection with two "arson fires" that happened in August, marking the second person to be arrested for arson within the past month.
The man, 24, was arrested Thursday, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. His name was not released Thursday, since he had not yet been arraigned.
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Police say he is linked to two fires, both at vacant homes, that happened minutes apart on Aug. 28. The first fire was reported around 1:35 a.m. on Humphrey Street near Hazard Avenue, while the second was reported around 1:45 a.m. on Sherwood Avenue near Riverview Drive, according to KDPS.
No injuries were reported in either fire.
The 24-year-old man is set to be arraigned Friday, police say.
He is the second person that KDPS has arrested for arson within the past month. George Stanard, 32, was Sept. 5 and arraigned the next day on charges of three counts of first-degree arson and five counts of third-degree arson. KDPS said Stanard was linked to several fires dating back to June.
