Dracut

Up to $5K reward offered for information on Dracut porta-potty arson suspect

Investigators say a man set fire to a privately owned porta-potty at Veteran's Memorial Park

Dracut police say the man pictured above set a port-a-potty on fire on Aug. 18.
Dracut Police Department

Police are searching for a man accused of using fireworks to set a porta-potty on fire at a Dracut, Massachusetts, park earlier this month.

Investigators released a photo of the suspect as he was seen stepping out of a porta-potty at Veteran's Memorial Park on Aug. 18. Police say surveillance footage shows the man setting off fireworks inside the porta-potty before the fire department was called to put it out.

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The porta-potty, which is privately owned, is the only handicap accessible one at the park.

The man is described as in his teens to early 20s with brown hair. He was wearing white shirt, dark-colored pants, black and white shoes and a baseball cap. He and others were seen leaving in a silver Toyota Corolla with New Hampshire plates.

The Arson Watch Reward Program is offering up to $5,000 for information that helps solve this crime. Anyone with information is asked to call the Dracut Police at 978-957-2123, or the Arson Watch Reward Hotline at 800-682-9229.

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