Authorities in east Arkansas say a police officer’s patrol car was set on fire early Tuesday.
The Helena-West Helena Police Department said in a news release that the car burned in the 400 block of Adams Street in Helena-West Helena.
Someone reportedly used a red plastic gas can to pour gas over the vehicle before setting it ablaze while the officer was away from the car, police said.
The police vehicle, valued at $28,000, was a total loss in the fire, the release states.
Additional information was not immediately available Wednesday evening.
Read Thursday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.