Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in an act of arson in Newark. The Newark Division of Police reports, during the overnight hours on Tuesday, April 6 suspect(s) started a fire at a vacant home in the first block of Maholm Street. An adjacent home sustained a significant amount of damage.
Anyone with information on this
crime is urged to call the Licking County Crime Stoppers at 740-349-6888. A
special coding system protects the identity of the caller but allows for the
reward to be issued at a later time. Crime Stoppers also takes calls from
persons with information about any serious crime. If you have information on
any other serious crimes, please call Licking County Crime Stoppers at
740-349-6888.
Licking County Crime Stoppers is
a non-profit organization created in 1994, to help solve a kidnapping and
assault of a five-year-old girl. Reward money comes from private individuals,
businesses, and foundations that see Crime Stoppers as an integral tool in the
community’s fight against crime. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to:
Licking County Crime Stoppers, Inc., P.O. Box 304, Newark, OH 43058-0304.
Licking County
Crime Stoppers posts information
it receives from law enforcement agencies and makes no representation regarding
the accuracy of the information. Licking County Crime Stoppers is not
responsible for any error or omission relating to this information. The posting
of this information is in fulfillment of the purposes of the non-profit
organization to help solve crimes in Licking County.
