This incident happened early Thursday morning at a lot where the Portland Police Bureau stores vehicles used for training new officers. Someone broke in and set 15 cars on fire before escaping.
When Portland police arrived at a department training facility to help with a fire on Thursday morning, they found at least 15 patrol vehicles burning.
The Portland Police Bureau is searching for a suspected arsonist who they believe set the cop cars on fire around 1:55 a.m. while the vehicles were parked in a fenced training area, the department said in a news release.
The PPB released several photos of the burned cars, including this one.
Press Release: Portland Police Training Vehicles Burned, Arson Investigation Underway (Photo)
Link: https://t.co/joAmmRRC1g pic.twitter.com/UwnIOcaUi3— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 2, 2024
The investigation is underway but the arsonist was caught on…
