14-Year-Old Charged in Aurora Arson

Aurora Police Detectives have secured felony charges through the Kane County State’s Attorney on a 14-year-old Aurora boy accused of setting a fire early Saturday morning that caused $48,000 in damage to 12 vehicles parked in a gated West Side lot.

The boy was charged with two counts of arson and is currently being held in the Kane County Youth Home in St. Charles. Police have also identified a second juvenile suspect in the case and believe that charges will be forthcoming. Because the investigation is ongoing, police are not elaborating on what led them to the boys. The juvenile currently in custody was arrested without incident Sunday night at his home.

At about 2 a.m. Saturday, police and fire personnel were responding to a call of a possible structure fire in the area of Highland Avenue and Charles Street and instead discovered 12 vehicles burning inside of a gated parking lot in the 600 block of Charles. The vehicles included nine sedans, two SUVs and a van of varying makes and models, some of which had extensive burn damage. The privately-owned lot apparently is being used by a party who buys and sells used vehicles. There were no injuries.

Aurora Fire Department Arson Investigators assisted Aurora Police in the investigation.