Busy Night for Arson Investigators **CORRECTED SUSPECT NAME**

November 09, 2024 15:50

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On November 7th, 2024 at 0006 hours, PF&R responded to the report of a residential fire in the 2200 block of SE Salmon Street.  Firefighters responded and arrived to find a small fire on the front porch of the occupied home.  It was learned that several occupants were asleep in the home at the time of the fire.  One homeowner had awoken to discover the large fire on the porch and while another occupant was calling 911, he used a portable fire extinguisher to suppress the flames momentarily until the fire department arrived minutes later.  PF&R Arson Investigators were called to scene to conduct an investigation in the cause of the fire.  While investigators were examining the scene, they requested the additional help PF&R’s Accelerant Detection Canine Ki

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