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December 24, 2007

Two teens arrested in connection with bus fires

MIDDLETOWN — The police have arrested two teenagers and charged each with two felony counts of arson after two school buses were set ablaze late yesterday afternoon. One bus was badly damaged.

Bradley Petersen, 18, of 2345 West Main Rd, Portsmouth, was released on $2,500 personal recognizance by a justice of the peace, and a 17-year-old Middletown boy, whose name was not released because of his age, was released to his parents after being charged.

The fire occurred just before 5 p.m. at the Gaudet Middle School on Aquidneck Avenue, where the Laidlaw Transit Co. parks its Middletown buses. Witnesses spotted the flames, drove into the parking lot, and saw two males flee in a vehicle as the fire engines began to arrive.
The police tracked the registration to the Portsmouth address, where they found Petersen. That led to the arrest of the Middletown youth as well, the police said.

Posted by Karen Bordeleau  at 4:00 PM | Permalink

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