CALDWELL, Idaho — The Caldwell Police Department (CPD) is investigating two vehicle fires that happened on Sunday, Jan. 14 at around 5:30 a.m. Although no one was hurt CPD has detectives working on the incident to see if the fires were deliberately started.
"I am deeply disturbed about why people become so scorned, that they resort to lighting the property of another on fire. We will ensure that whoever is responsible is brought to justice and removed from society. I lean on our wonderful community who may have any knowledge about this to come forward," said Rex Ingram, Caldwell Chief of Police.
According to CPD, the fires were at the 1300 block of Belmont Street. The Caldwell Fire Department was also on the scene, when officers arrived, they found one vehicle fully ablaze that was spreading to a second car in front of a house. Police said they woke up and evacuated the people and the fire department put out the fire quickly.
CPD is asking anyone with information to call non-emergency dispatch at 208-454-7531 or 208-343-COPS.
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