Important Update!

If you witness a fire being started or taking place, don't call the police but call the fire department at 911, 311 from a land line or 204-2217.

Yesterday two of our neighbors caught two youth starting garbage cans on fire. Our neighbors made the mistake of calling the police since the fire was small. This was the incorrect procedure to follow. Call the Fire department no matter how small a fire because they can and will investigate and get the police involved.

When the neighbors followed the kids home to 1915 19th Street, the fire restarted. Because the neighbor notified other neighbors, We were watching and saw smoke. I walked over to see why there was still so much smoke, and the fire had restarted and was burning the surrounding trees. We put the fire out again.

Now it's too late to do anything to the kids but please next time follow the proper procedure so we can stop these acts of arson from happening.