Vehicle explosion at Everett police precinct investigated as arson
EVERETT — Police are investigating a vehicle fire and explosion outside an Everett police precinct on Tuesday night as an arson.
Around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, officers said a white van exploded in flames shortly after its driver stopped and exited the vehicle in the parking lot of the Everett Police Department’s South Precinct on Everett Mall Way, according to a press release.
Officers arrested the driver, a 35-year-old Everett man, who immediately surrendered to police after the explosion, according to court documents. The man was booked into the Snohomish County Jail on suspicion of first-degree arson.
The Ford Transit van was registered to the suspect, who allegedy admitted to intentionally setting the vehicle on fire, court documents said.
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