Posted on 09/17/2023 10:28:40 AM PDT by 11th_VA
A person of interest is in custody after Montgomery County, Maryland, firefighters responded to multiple blazes early Sunday morning.
The first fire was reported at 2:30 a.m. at the Holbrook Center across from Gaithersburg High School in the 400 block of South Frederick Avenue near Education Boulevard, according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
He said there appeared to be at least three fires set at businesses in the center, with significant damage to two stores. About 75 firefighters responded to that scene.
The second fire was at LaFrontera Restaurant on Russell Avenue in Gaithersburg around 3:15 a.m. where the restaurant, a vehicle and a fence were set on fire, Piringer said. Another 75 firefighters responded to this scene.
“Fire investigators of course to believe that the fires are suspicious in nature, just solely based on geography and time of day,” Piringer said. “They are connected. There is a person of interest that has been identified. That person is in custody.”
He said there was also an “outside fire” at the Gaithersburg Police Station.
In total, Piringer said that there were about six fires throughout early Sunday morning they believe are connected.
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Do you suppose he’s just back from a vacation in Hawai’i?...
i said high winds dude
not get high dude
t solely based on geography and time of day,” Piringer said. “They are connected. There is a person of interest that has been identified. That person is in custody.”
If they are in custody, they are a suspect or the accused, not a “person if interest”. That stupid term has no legal meaning and is simply a politically correct term for “suspect”.
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