Two vehicle fires reported on South Side
YOUNGSTOWN — Police officers are on the lookout for a man believed to have started two fires close to each other Tuesday near Market Street and Ridge Avenue on the South Side.
The first was at a business in the 500 block of Market Street at about 3:40 a.m. A property owner told police the suspect walked over to a vehicle, opened the door and put a burning piece of paper inside the car and walked away.
An officer saw what appeared to be a burned piece of paper on the seat, as the property owner described, according to a police report. A video showed the man doing these things and then walking across Market Street to 25 Ridge Avenue, where another vehicle fire occurred a short time later, the report states.
A surveillance image captured a pair of “unique two-toned shoes” on the suspect.
A report also was filed on the fire on Ridge Avenue, which was reported at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday.
That report states that the property owner was awakened by his security cameras and saw smoke coming from his car. He went outside and saw fire coming from the vehicle.
Youngstown firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire. An arson investigation was going to be carried out, the report states.
No injuries were reported, and no estimate of damage was reported in either fire.


