Police arrested a 38-year-old Bend man Wednesday as they investigated a reckless burning incident outside a northeast Bend home, as well as a report of a person siphoning gas from a vehicle.
A trailer, filled mostly with trash, was on fire on Red Rock Lane around 11 a.m. Wednesday. The owner of the trailer, who chose to remain anonymous, told NewsChannel 21 she saw the man she believes started the fire.
She said the man put a few items in the trailer, which then caught on fire.
She’s unsure of whether that was on purpose or not.
However, she says the man then put a can of gasoline in the already-lit trailer.
She says neighbors put out the fire as quickly as they could, then called police. The trailer owner pulled out what looks like a phone and a few other burned items she said are not hers.