Suspect accused of setting car fires in North Philadelphia identified

Monday, August 12, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- On Monday, police identified the man suspected of setting cars on fire in North Philadelphia over the weekend.

Twenty-eight-year-old Arthur Clowney is facing several charges including arson and criminal trespass.
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Investigators say Clowney first hit the 6100 block of Roosevelt Boulevard where he set several cars on fire.

He later went to the Hessert Chevrolet dealership a few blocks away and torched more cars.
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Police arrested Clowney after he approached investigators at the second scene pretending to be a curious passerby.
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