November 19, 2004
Contact: Det. Sgt. Mark Childress mark.childress@colostate.edu
(970) 491-1156

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CAMPUS
FIRES

Over the past month, five fires have been started in the men's bathrooms in the Clark building and Chemistry building on campus and campus police are looking for information on possible suspects.

The first fire was reported at 4:34 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21 in the second-floor men's room, on the South side of the A-wing in the Clark building. The second fire, about 30 minutes after the first was discovered, occurred in the third-floor men's room, on the north side of the C-wing in Clark.

At approximately 5:45 p.m. on the same day two additional fires were reported. One was in the men's room, on the first floor on the north side of the C-wing in Clark.

Nearly ten minutes later, another fire was set in the men's room in the Chemistry Building, on the first floor by the lobby. These fires were identical in nature to the earlier fires.

At 3:05 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, an additional fire occurred in the second-floor men's room, on the south side of the C-wing in Clark. All of the fires were set in plastic trash cans in the restrooms.

No suspects are currently known, but investigation into evidence which has been found will continue. If anyone has any information about these, or any fires, please call Colorado State University Police Department at (97) 491-6425 or the Arson Hotline at (303) 89-ARSON (303-892-7766). If anyone sees a person leaving a restroom and notices fire or smoke, please call 911 immediately with a description of the person and the direction in which he or she is traveling.