TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police arrested a local man for allegedly trying to set a school on fire Sunday.
The Topeka Police Department (TPD) announced in a press release Monday morning that officers were called at 5:45 p.m. on May 5 for Robinson Middle School at 1125 SW 14th Street. Officers were informed someone was trying to light the building on fire.
Rosie Nichols, TPD spokeswoman, says officers found a 28-year-old Topeka man at the scene. He was identified as a suspect in the investigation and placed under arrest. He was taken to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on the charges of arson and transporting an open container of liquor.
If you have any information to share with police regarding this incident, you can send an email to telltpd@topeka.org or call 785-368-9400. You can also contact Shawnee County Crime Stoppers to leave an anonymous tip by calling 785-234-0007 or clicking here.
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