State police announced Monday that a $2,500 reward is being offered for information about a rash of roadside brush fires set in the area recently.
“Fire and Police officials from Derby, Milford, Monroe, Orange, Oxford, Shelton and Stratford, along with the Connecticut State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit, are investigating dozens of intentionally set brush fires,” a press release issued by state police Monday morning said.
Officials are asking the public to report any suspicious activity they have or may observe to the Connecticut Arson Tip Hotline at 800 – 842-7766.
“The fires have been occurring since approximately October 2012 and have been reported as recently as last week,” the press release said. “The fires, often occurring in multiple locations simultaneously, have occurred on the sides of roadways in these communities, including roads leading from Route 1 to Route 34 in Orange, and along Route 34 from Orange to Oxford and Route 110 from Shelton to Monroe. Several fires have occurred in the area of Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford.”
Click here to read more about brush fires in Derby and Oxford set last week.
Click here to read more about the brush fires in Shelton and Orange from last year.
