Crime & Safety
Unknown Person Tries to Set Athens Woman's Car On Fire
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An unknown person attempted to set an Athens woman's car on fire on Friday, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police report.
The woman told police that while she was at her boyfriend's apartment on 2300 block of West Broad Street, a person tried to light her car on fire with a towel.
Police found two pieces of a white towel or cloth near the woman's car, one on the ground and one in the open fuel tank. Both pieces had been recently charred.
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The woman told police that she suspected her boyfriend's recent ex-girlfriend may have attempted the arson. The investigation is ongoing.
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