A Crime Stoppers tip led to the arrest of an arson suspect in Tacoma on Tuesday, the Tacoma Police Department announced. According to TPD, officers arrested the suspect in the Freighthouse Square arson that happened in the early morning hours of March 8. A tipster recognized the suspect from a Crime Stoppers bulletin and flagged down a nearby police officer. The tipster told the officer that the suspect was in the area of South 25th Street and South J Street. Officers took the 31-year-old man into custody after a short foot pursuit. The man was booked into jail for first-degree arson. The arson caused an estimated $20,000 in damage to the building, which houses numerous businesses, police said read more

According to the Washington State Patrol State Fire Marshal's Office, from 2019-2021, 764 fire incidents began from playing with a heat source, which they say led to $5 million in damages. The fire marshal's offices asks that you take steps to help prevent your children from firesetting and keep them safe. read more

Seattle police arrested a woman who is accused of setting multiple fires in her Belltown apartment unit Wednesday morning, causing flooding in other units in the building. According to the Seattle Police Department, officers received a call about a woman setting fires in her Belltown apartment, causing other units to become flooded after the building's sprinkler system was activated. read more