Police searching for arsonist after three fires in one Forsyth County neighborhood
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - Authorities in Forsyth County are on the hunt for the person who set fire to a neighborhood clubhouse, a pavilion, and a resident's car all in one week.
The ordeal centers around two subdivisions off Old Alpharetta Road and residents have grown increasingly alarmed as the latest fire was set dangerously close to a family's home.
Investigators said the first incident was July 5, as someone set fire to the Springmonte subdivision clubhouse. The entire interior of the clubhouse was destroyed and will cost around $200,000 to replace, according to neighborhood leaders.
July 8, Forsyth County firefighters responded to a second fire at the subdivision's pavilion behind the clubhouse. The pavilion area remains closed for repairs.
Then on the evening of July 11 before midnight, firefighters put out a car fire in the Saddlebrook Glen subdivision that raged dangerously close to a family's home. Arson investigators told FOX 5, authorities detained a person in a traffic stop shortly after the incident and arrested them on unrelated charges; the person, investigators said, is being questioned about the fires.
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The culprit behind all three fires has not been named or identified yet. Anyone with information is asked to call the Georgia Arson Control Board at 1-800-282-5804. There is a reward up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest of the arsonist.