Man arrested for lighting vegetation on fire along State Street

  • Location

    100 block State Street
    Madison, WI 53703
  • Incident Date

  • Incident Type

    Disturbance
  • Case ID

    2026-50775

43.0748969, -89.3870646

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Incident Details

A man was arrested for lighting vegetation on fire along State Street last week.

Officers were dispatched to the 100 block around 6:10 p.m. on Feb. 4.

Witnesses reported watching the man remove vegetation from nearby planters. They were able to provide a description of him to officers.

Officers arrived and detained the suspect. He was in possession of a lighter and small blow torch.

The 40-year-old man was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and negligent handling of burning materials.

He was taken to the Dane County Jail.
 

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