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Nov 8, 2009 3:15 pm US/Pacific

Car Arsonist Torches 4 More In East Bay

Contra Costa Arson Tip Line: 866-50-ARSON

 CBS 5 CrimeWatch
RICHMOND (CBS 5 / BCN) ― The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office was investigating four vehicle fires that happened at about the same time Saturday night in El Sobrante and Richmond.

Deputies were dispatched to a fire in front of a home in the 5500 block of Oak Knoll Road in the unincorporated city of El Sobrante around 10:50 p.m., sheriff's office spokesman Jimmy Lee said Sunday.

Firefighters from the Contra Costa County Fire Department were there when deputies arrived and they had already extinguished the fire.

At about the same time, firefighters from the department handled two other blazes nearby in Richmond, he said.

A neighborhood canvas was conducted to find possible suspects or witnesses.

Earlier in the week, investigators were looking for a man who set at least 11 cars on fire Wednesday in Richmond and in the El Sobrante area. Lee said Sunday that they cannot confirm the fires were linked, although it was possible. No suspects had been located.

An investigation into the string of vehicle fires was ongoing.

Anyone with information related to the case is asked to call the Contra Costa Arson Tip Line at 866-50-ARSON.

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