BLUEFIELD CRUISER FIRE Bluefield Police Cruiser Set On Fire
Reported by: Associated Press
Web Producer: Heath Harrison
Reported: Feb. 15, 2013 9:35 PM EST
Updated: Feb. 16, 2013 8:48 PM EST
EYEWITNESS ONLINE WEBCAST VIDEO C L I C K T O P L A Y
Bluefield, Mercer County
, West Virginia
Bluefield police are looking for those responsible for setting a police cruiser on fire.
Sgt. G.W. Lightfoot says the cruiser was found engulfed in flames Friday morning in a Bluefield municipal building's parking lot.
Officers tell media outlets that an unknown accelerant was used. The cruiser was destroyed.
The fire remains under investigation and officer J.W. Murray Jr. says the department is treating the incident as a threat.
Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Neighboring facilities in W.Va. differ on abortion May 19, 2013 2:09 PM EDT A crisis-pregnancy center that counsels women not to have abortions has moved next door to a health facility in Charleston that provides abortions.
Bridges to get new paint sooner than expected May 19, 2013 4:17 PM EDT Kentucky transportation officials say twin bridges spanning western Kentucky and southern Indiana will have to be repainted sooner than expected.
Police in NW Ohio: home invasion victim targeted May 19, 2013 4:36 PM EDT Police in northwest Ohio are searching for three suspects in the shooting death of a business owner during a weekend home invasion.
Associated Press
