Student Accused Of Setting Fire To New Milford HS Bathrooms: PD

NEW MILFORD, CT — A student has been arrested in connection with at least one of two fires set in bathrooms at New Milford High School Monday morning, according to police. Because the student is a juvenile their name has been released.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fires, the first of which was discovered at about 11:39 a.m. Students were temporarily evacuated from the school while the blazes were extinguished.

"Evidence at the scene led investigating officers to determine that the fire, in addition to a second fire located in another student lavatory, had been deliberately set," wrote New Milford police in a Facebook post. "This Agency's investigation led to the identification of a suspect and to the arrest of a juvenile student of the high school."

The student was charged with:

• Arson 3rd Degree
• Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree
• Reckless Endangerment
• Breach of Peace

They were release on a written promise to appear in Waterbury Juvenile Court on March 12.

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