LAKE HAVASU CITY – Police in Lake Havasu City report the arrest of a man believed to be responsible for torching vehicles, home construction sites and wood pallet piles early Monday. Jeremy Chelgren, 37, was taken into custody without incident late Monday afternoon, hours after police released his picture hoping that he could be located.
Officers with Lake Havasu City Police Department assisted the Lake Havasu City Fire Department with multiple fires throughout the city beginning at about 4:00 a.m.
“The first fire was located in the 2200 block of College Drive, where multiple vehicles were found to be fully engulfed in flames,” Angus said. “Shortly after responding to the College Drive location, officers responded to the 2400 block of Clubhouse Drive for a report of multiple wood pallets on fire.”
Angus said officers subsequently responded to five additional fires, all of which were new residential homes under construction. These fires were located in the 2800 block of Caravelle Drive, the 7900 block of Plaza De Las Arboles in the Foothills, the area of Bison Boulevard and Kiowa Boulevard South, the 1300 block of Lake Havasu Avenue North, and the 3800 block of Flying Cloud Lane.
No injuries were reported.
Anyone with information regarding the arson fires is urged to contact the Lake Havasu City Police Department. Anonymous information can be called into Lake Havasu Silent Witness at (928) 854-TIPS (8477).
Dave Hawkins
