Updated:

Mar 8, 2018

Original:

Nov 12, 2012

Police arrest North Branch arson suspect

A northern Minnesota man is being held at the Chisago County jail on suspicion of second degree arson, KARE 11 reports. North Branch police arrested the 21-year-old in connection with an arson fire that nearly destroyed the North Branch Veterinary Hospital earlier this month.

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A northern Minnesota man is being held at the Chisago County jail on suspicion of second degree arson, KARE 11 reports. North Branch police arrested the 21-year-old in connection with an arson fire that nearly destroyed the North Branch Veterinary Hospital earlier this month.

Five dogs and a cat were rescued from the vet clinic after it was intentionally set on fire on Nov. 4. Sgt. Rick Sapp said the North Branch Police Department has been dealing with “five to 10 various fires with similar circumstances since May,” which have escalated from “dumpster fires to structure fires.”

Officials in St. Cloud have ruled a fire at a business in St. Cloud Sunday night was arson, the St. Cloud Times reports. The blaze caused about $30,000 in damage to Tom's Windshield Repair. Investigators are offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information.

Shakopee fire investigators also suspect a fire and explosion that gutted a wine shop in the city early Friday morning was arson.

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Police say twenty squad cars were involved in the search for suspects who authorities say set fire to leaf piles, garages, vehicles, and a Dumpster. The fires occurred within a four hour period late Friday and early Saturday.

Shakopee fire investigators are suspecting the fire and explosion that gutted a wine and spirits store in the city early Friday is arson, KARE 11 reported. No one was injured, but the blast blew out the front windows of the Wine Styles beverage store and caused some structural damage.

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Arson is the suspected cause of a fire Thursday that caused $750,000 in damages and all but destroyed an old wooden bridge that spanned the Pike River in northeastern Minnesota, authorities say. Located about 15 miles northeast of Virginia, the bridge was on a road that saw little traffic -- but without it, a fire chief says, there could be delayed response times for emergency vehicles.

Fire investigators say a blaze that destroyed 11 homes and damaged several dozen other structures in the northwest town of Karlstad this month was probably arson. The Department of Natural Resources is still investigating and offering a $6,000 reward.

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