Article: Hinton hopes citizens will help capture arsonist

HINTON - Officials in Hinton have created a citizens' patrol with a retrofitted Jeep to help catch a serial arsonist.

After a string of unsolved arsons, the town is asking residents to sign up for classes later this month for training with police.

The hope: watchful citizens on the streets of the Summers County town will catch or deter an arsonist who officials say has started at least eight blazes since December.

"Everybody knows we have an arsonist here and I am determined not to let this town burn down around me," neighborhood watch coordinator Virginia Hatcher said.

The most recent fire was on May 25, according to Scott Rodes, the assistant state fire marshal investigating the blazes. ...

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