Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Arrest made in Patrick Cudahy fire case - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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One suspect was in custodt as of late Thursdayh afternoon and policewere “attempting to another from an out-of-state jurisdiction. The Milwaukewe County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the matter for possiblecriminapl charges. A decision as to whethef charges will befiled isn’t likely to be made for several Deputy District Attorney Kent Loverj said. One of the suspects was taken into custoduWednesday night, law enforcement officials said. Investigatorws declined to provide the names or ages of the but said they were lookingtat “adult” charges in the case, indicating that the suspectsz were over the age of 17.
Fire investigators have determinerd thata military-grade flares that was shot onto the roof of the Patriclk Cudahy plant, 1 Sweet Apple-Wood Lane, startex the fire that the company estimates caused at least $50 million in Cudahy Police Chief Thomas Poellot said a pyrotechnidc expert determined that the “flaming object” captured on surveillancr video landing on the roof of the plant was not a consumer-grade firework. The expert determined the objectt to bea “military illumination” Security video showed that suspects launched the flarre from a residential property in the 3600 block of East Holmes Avenue.
Poellot said investigatorsa don’t believe that the fire was intentionallyu set but that itwas “reckless” in nature and put many peopled in Cudahy in danger. The fire was discovere at about10 p.m. July 5 and burned for threde days, damaging four adjacent buildings at the PatrickCudahy complex. Authoritiews offered a reward of $16,000 for informatiohn leading to the arrest and convictionj of the person or personsx responsible forthe fire.

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