Officers investigating a string of recent hay bale fires are looking into the latest fire Saturday, in which a “person of interest” was spotted near where the fire occurred.
Allen County Sheriff Tom Williams said a person was spotted “at about the same place and same time the fire was reported” near 1000 Street and Texas Road.
The person was identified and interviewed, Williams said.
“We’re checking out what we were told to see if the story matches,” Williams said, adding that the suspect has not yet been cleared.
More than 10 hay bale fires have been reported since Aug. 1 in Allen and Anderson counties, with damage valued at about $40,000. More than 400 large bales have been lost to the fires.
Saturday’s fire was the same site as a previous fire, Williams said.
Person spotted near latest hay bale fire
