Police seek man tied to arson at All Seasons Equipment
Police are looking for someone believed to be connected to an arson at All Seasons Equipment last week.
Posted: Apr 6, 2021 2:03 PM
Updated: Apr 6, 2021 3:11 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
EUGENE, Ore. – Police are looking for someone believed to be connected to an arson at All Seasons Equipment last week.
Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a fire in the 2200 block of West 7th Avenue on March 31. Investigation revealed information pointing to criminal activity causing the fire.
The owner said All Seasons Equipment lost about 45 new lawnmowers that were in storage behind the building. There was no damage to any structures aside from a storage container.
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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on efforts to locate a man after a West Eugene lawn mower business was vandalized and targeted for arson.
On March 27th, a fire broke out at All Seasons Equipment in West Eugene. While no structures were affected, a shipping container and 45 riding mowers in crates were damaged.
Video footage shows a man with graying beard in dark clothes, blue cap, and sneakers on the premises.
“He was cutting battery cables in the lot,” says All Seasons owner Jon Cowley. “He was also stealing small things. Our neighbor next to us has a landscape company and he stole a reel of copper wire from them. And he stole some small tools from us, miscellaneous items.”
The fire that engulfed and destroyed 45 new lawn mowers at the All Seasons Equipment store in west Eugene is being investigated as a suspected arson case, according to Eugene police.
The fire started in the storage lot of All Seasons on the evening of March 27 and led to smoke towering over the store that was visible for miles around. It ended up damaging 45 new lawn mowers and one tractor, most of which were totaled, All Seasons owner Jon Cowley said Tuesday.
An initial investigation by the fire marshal found that someone started it intentionally, according to Eugene police detective Chris White, but he declined to say what led to that determination.
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