The Ithaca Police and Fire Departments responded to the Salvation Army Store on Elmira Road around 11 AM Tuesday the 22nd for a report of a fire inside the store.
During the investigation it was determined that a clothes rack was intentionally set on fire by an unknown female shopper. The fire was extinguished without any major damage or injury.
The female suspect was described as white with a thin build, between five foot nine to six feet tall, with long brown hair and in her mid 30’s.
By 1 PM Tuesday the store had reopened.
The Ithaca Police Department requests that anyone who witnessed this incident and was not interviewed by the Officers on scene or who has further information to please contact the Ithaca Police Department at one of the below methods:
Police Dispatch: 607-272-3245
Police Administration: 607-272-9973
Police Tipline: 607-330-0000
Anonymous Email Tip Address: www.cityofithaca.org/ipdtips