Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:46 PM Thursday to an arson incident involving a portable toilet near Thomas Middle School, 1430 North Belmont Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that unknown offender(s) knocked over a Porta Potty and set it on fire.
The Porta Potty was near a baseball diamond on the Belmont Avenue side of the Thomas Middle School grounds.
The cost to repair the damage was unknown at the time of the police report.
The Porta Potty at the location has been tipped or dragged into the street several times in the last year.
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