RAEFORD, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in Hoke County have arrested five volunteer firefighters and accused them of setting brush and building fires around the area.
The Fayetteville Observer reports (http://bit.ly/IfcjAY ) the five worked with the Hillcrest Fire Department. They have been charged in four structure fires set between Feb. 20 and March 24, and four brush fires set between March 4 and April 14. The structures were uninhabited.
Officials say an investigation into the fires began April 14, when investigators received a call reporting fires in a wooded area behind the Walmart in Raeford. The sheriff's office said a caller provided information about three suspects and a license plate number for a vehicle.
Three of the five suspects have been released to their parents. The other two were expected to surrender to authorities.
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Information from: The Fayetteville Observer, http://www.fayobserver.com
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