A teenager was arrested for arson in connection with a wildfire in Burlington County, New Jersey, one day before HalloweenEvesham police announced in an update on Wednesday.
A 14-year-old boy from Marlton, New Jersey, is charged with aggravated arson and causing or risking widespread injury or damage, according to the police release.
The teen was arrested on November 4 and is in custody at the Middlesex Juvenile Detention Center awaiting his first appearance.
Police said they responded to a brush fire in the area of ​​Sycamore Drive and the Berlin Township border on Oct. 30 in Evesham Township. The fire burned more than 52 acres over several days as firefighters battled the flames and fortunately no structures were damaged.
An investigation by the Evesham Police Investigative Bureau, the Evesham Fire Department and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service identified the fire as arson after finding evidence. They also identified a youth who they say deliberately started the fire.
Police said an investigation is also underway that may link the Oct. 30 wildfire to the Bethany carries out wildfire on November 7, it was also in Evesham Township.
The Bethany Run Wildfire grew to 375 acres and caused evacuations and road closures. That fire was eventually brought under control and no structures were damaged.
In this ongoing investigation, police urge anyone with information about the two bushfires to call Evesham police at 856-983-1116, the confidential tip line at 856-983-4699 and email MahanD @eveshamd.org. Anonymous tips text ETPDTIP to 847411.
