Police arrest woman suspected in string of arsons in SoDo

Officials said Seattle police have arrested a 31-year-old woman suspected in a string of arsons in the SoDo neighborhood on March 24 and 25.

The fires were set in various locations around SoDo starting before midnight on March 24 and into the following morning.

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Officials believe the woman set set five small fires in a construction site in the 2400 block of 3rd Avenue before midnight. Investigators believe she then set a fire at on auto repair shop on 4th Avenue South, burned refuse at Occidental and Lander, a garbage can on South Hanford Street, debris on 2nd Avenue South, a garbage can and forklift at a brewery on 1st Avenue South, and lastly a dumpster and pickup truck bed also on 1st Avenue South.

Investigators believe the woman to be a person of interest, but she was arrested for burglary shortly after the first fire.

She was brought to King County Jail where she was declined for medical reasons, and then taken to Harborview Medical Center. She walked away from the facility after receiving treatment, officials said.

Police arrested the suspect Wednesday in the 2700 block of Occidental Avenue South. She was booked into King County Jail for burglary and arson.

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