Sunday, February 04, 2007

New Hampton couple charged with arson, insurance fraud

Charles City Press - News: "On Feb. 1, officers from the LeClaire and New Hampton police departments and the Iowa State Patrol, with agents from the Division of Criminal Investigation and the State Fire Marshal’s Office, served arrest warrants for Lawrence Atwood, 51, and Patricia Atwood, 50, of New Hampton.

The warrants are for an investigation which was conducted by the LeClair police and fire department, the Scott County sheriff’s office and county attorney and the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The Atwoods have been charged with second-degree arson and insurance fraud.

The fire was reported at 12:30 a.m. on March 5, 2006, at 421 N. 15th St. in LeClaire. The investigation revealed that the fire was incendiary in nature. The house was totally destroyed. No further details are being released at this time."

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