Firefighters assisted clearing the air in the building while police officers were able to track down the female suspect from information provided by store security.
Arson is suspected in an incident that occurred over the weekend in southern Calhoun County.
At approximately 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Michigan State Police at the Marshall Post responded to the 8000 block of M Drive South in Burlington Township...
Battle Creek Fire Department crews were called to a home in the 500 block of Capital Ave. NE around 3:45am Wednesday, to find a 2007 Mercedes Benz on fire in the driveway between two houses.
A 36-year-old Battle Creek woman was arrested on a charge of arson after Battle Creek police said she started a fire behind the One Stop Lube at 145 West Columbia Avenue.
During a press conference Thursday morning, BCPD Sgt. Case said that further evidence uncovered during their investigation on January 2 into the death of 58-year-old Howard Gillette shed more light on the chain of events involved in this incident.
Otha Carroll is charged with murder, assault with intent to murder, arson, and resisting police, in the fire that left a man dead a woman badly injured.
A pair of fires struck in Battle Creek Sunday, keeping firefighters busy. The first took place at a mobile home on Clear Lake Rd Sunday morning, while the second hit the Dollar General on Roosevelt St.
The boys had initially come to police attention after they said they accidentally set a garage on fire while smoking marijuana. However, police say the investigation has turned up a more sinister story.