The Woodland Police Department has been stymied in its attempt to find who set a series of fires since the beginning of the year.
Fifteen unsolved fires over two months is a lot of fires, but thankfully there hasn’t been a massive amount of damage.
However, police fear that the odds may turn against them if the culprits aren’t caught.
Typically, fires set by arsonists are set in the dead of night, which has been the case with the fires in Woodland.
Four parked cars have been set on fire, only one sustained serious damage, the rest were dumpsters or shrubs or small trees including some palm trees.
Police have been investigating the fires as arson but so far, they aren’t completely clear if all are connected to one suspect.
“We just don’t know if it’s just one person or if it’s different people, so we really don’t have a whole lot to go on at this point. And what we do have, we’re holding on to as an investigative lead,” said Woodland Police Sgt. Dallas Hyde.