Lake County Sheriff's officials said they are trying to actively locate the person of interest.
Authorities in northwest Indiana said they have identified a person of interest in connection with a small fire set Monday morning in the lobby of the Lake County Jail.
Crown Point Fire Rescue officials responded to the jail shortly before noon for a reported fire. The fire was extinguished by the time firefighters arrived. Lake County Sheriff's officials said a visitor had entered the lobby of the jail and started a small fire. They believe he came in with a jug containing an accelerant, doused the lobby with the liquid, set it on fire, and ran out, then fled the scene in a blue SUV.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lake County Sheriff's Department Detective Bureau at 755-3346. Surveillance image of a blue SUV that a man used to flee the scene after setting a small fire in the lobby of the Lake County Jail in Crown Point, Indiana, on June 5, 2023.
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