EXELEND, Wis. — The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a serial arsonist after they suspect the person started six fires in 10 days.
The first fires started in the early morning of November 18 – two houses, one in the town of Meteor and another in the town of Radisson, are considered total losses. No one was present in either home at the time.
That morning, a third fire damaged the American Legion in Birchwood.
Birchwood American Legion Post 379
Days later, also in the early morning, a 911 call reported a fire at a Radisson gas station. The building suffered extensive damage.
Since then, two more fires have damaged buildings in the province.
In a release sent Wednesday, Sawyer County Sheriff Doug Mrotek released surveillance images — hoping someone would recognize a suspect he believes is connected to the arsons.
“We urge anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward,” Mrotek wrote in a news release.
The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Wisconsin Department of Justice on the investigation.
Adam Duxter
