A Lincoln woman was arrested after witnesses told police she set a fire near a gas pump at the EZ Go at 25th and ‘O’ Street around 10:20 Tuesday night.
“It appeared the female pumped a small amount of gas on the ground and ignited it,” says Sergeant Chris Vollmer. He says a witness put out the fire. “Moments later officers observed a disturbance at 26th and ‘O’ where several people had stopped a white car and were yelling for officers to help.”
Vollmer says 51-year-old Amelia Perez was in the car and identified as the one who started the fire. Damage to the gas pumps was less than
$500. Perez was arrested for 3rd Degree Arson.