Crime & Safety
Cops: Woman Set Car Ablaze, Rode Away on Bike (Videos)
Breaking: Clearwater police are looking for help identifying an accused arsonist.
CLEARWATER, FL — The Clearwater Police Department is asking for help identifying a woman officers say torched a car and then rode off on a bike.
According to the police department, the fire was started in the 1100 block of Blanche B. Littlejohn Trail around 7 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28.
“The female suspect was seen leaving on a bicycle after setting the car on fire,” an email from police said. “On one video, she is seen feeding the flames in the car's trunk.”
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Police ask that anyone who can identify the women in the videos call them at 727-562-4378. A reward of up to $5,000 is available for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, police say.
Tips may also be submitted by email at tips@myclearwater.com or by calling Crime Stoppers of Pinellas County at 1-800-873-TIPS. The TIP411 system may also be used by texting the keyword CWPD to 847411.
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No further information about the case is being released at this time.
Videos/screenshots courtesy of the Clearwater Police Department
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