Published: October 4, 2021

LAWRENCEBURG POLICE OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO A VANDALISM CALL LATE LAST WEEK IN WHICH SOMEONE HAD ATTEMPTED TO SET A VEHICLE ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND 7:30 PM. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED A MALE SUBJECT WAS HEARD YELLING AND CUSSING NEAR THEIR BACK PORCH WHEN  A BRIGHT FLASH FROM FLAMES WAS SEEN. THE COMPLAINANTS HUSBAND RAN TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AND NOTICED A WHITE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE HE EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WITH A PILLOW. GASOLINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN POURED ONTO THE BED COVER OF THE COMPLAINANT S VEHICLE NEAR THE CAB. THE GAS CAN WHICH WAS STILL BURNING IN THE YARD WAS EXTINGUISHED BY OFFICERS ON THE SCENE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE LAWRENCEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.