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Jun 6, 2008 6:03 pm US/Pacific

Danville Woman Admits Setting Gas Station Fires

 CBS 5 CrimeWatch

DANVILLE (AP) ― A Danville woman faces arson charges after she allegedly set fires at two gas stations and a coffee house, saying she was protesting high gas prices.

64-year-old Diane Craig remained Thursday in a Contra Costa jail on $810,000 bail on suspicion of premeditated arson and burglary.

Police say Craig used a fireplace log and a lighter to set fires in the restrooms of an Arco station, a Chevron station and a Starbucks on Wednesday. No structural damage was reported at the locations.

Police later found Craig at a nearby fast food restaurant with eight fireplace logs with her. She told officers that she was behind the fires and said she woke up that morning wanting to do something about high gas prices.

Police say they don't know why Craig targeted the Starbucks.

Charges have not yet been filed, and it's not clear if Craig has a lawyer in the case.

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