Crime & Safety

Teen Sets Fire at Braddock Park

Juvenile charged with setting a fire.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department fire investigators charged a male juvenile with setting a fire at a Fairfax County Park Authority facility, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in the Centreville area of Fairfax County. 

The fire occurred Dec. 13, at Braddock Park, 13451 Braddock Road, and started in a men’s restroom inside the park. The fire was primarily contained to the trash receptacle; however, there was residual damage to the structure.

The 17 year-old was charged with one count of Fire Code 18.2-80 (burning or destroying a building or structure), a class 4 felony. 

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Damage is estimated at $5,000.

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