Arson Investigation Underway In Beaverton

BEAVERTON, OR — Police and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue personnel are investigating a suspected arson involving a car and residence in Beaverton.

Around 6 a.m. March 16, TVF&R firefighters dispatched to the fire requested the help of Beaverton police investigators after they deemed the car fire in the 5800-block of Southwest Erickson Avenue suspicious.

According to police, a 2006 Subaru Legacy may have been intentionally torched by an unidentified person who was seen in the area just before the fire started.

Along with totally destroying the Subaru, the fire also damaged the apartment building where it was parked.

No injuring were reported but the incident is being investigated as arson, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident, or who may have seen the so-far unidentified person in the area, is asked to call the Beaverton police non-emergency dispatch line at 503-629-0111.

Image via Beaverton Police Department