50949_WKBW_7_Problem_Solvers_658x90.png

Actions

Police cars set ablaze on Goat Island, woman arrested

Posted at 9:10 AM, Jun 24, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-25 10:37:30-04

A woman was arrested after police say she set two police cars on fire in Niagara Falls.

Police say she used accelerant to light the fires in a parking lot on Goat Island Thursday afternoon.

Damage to the vehicles belonging to the New York State Parks Police were minimal.

The suspect was arrested shortly after the incident.

Police have not released her identity. Charges are pending a mental evaluation.