At the moment in Historical past revisits the Sunday, October 20, 1940 version of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a narrative on Grand Forks police fixing a 10-day “hearth bug” thriller, arresting a 16-year-old boy who confessed to setting 11 garbage fires since October 11, 1940. The youth, on parole from the state coaching faculty, additionally admitted to a current theft. He’s being returned to the state establishment. Injury from the fires was minor.
Youth, 16, Is Nabbed Right here As ‘Hearth Bug’
Grand Forks’ 10-day previous “hearth bug” thriller was solved Saturday, police mentioned, when a 16-year- previous boy of this metropolis admitted he had set 11 garbage fires since October 11.
Police mentioned the boy was on parole from the state coaching faculty at Mandan and due to his confession he might be re- turned there. He was held within the county jail Saturday pending re- moval to the state establishment.
Along with the fires, the youth confessed to police he additionally had stolen a watch right here just lately.
Here’s a checklist of the fires the boy admitted setting, all on the rear of the locations talked about, as listed by police:
Residences at 724 Second avenue South, 219 North Eighth avenue, Parrot cafe, enterprise place at 24 South Fourth avenue, McDonald Clothes Co. and Gamble Retailer on DeMers avenue; Jondahl Paint Co., on Bruce ave- nue; Panovitz Furnishings Co., Forx Motor Co., Cities Service Oil Co. on North Third avenue, Norby’s retailer and the alley between North Seventh and Eighth avenue within the 400 block.
Injury from the fires was comparatively small.
Police of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks co-operated in apprehending the youth.
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