Members of the ATF/DC Arson and Explosives Task Force, which includes members from MPD, DCFEMS, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Arson offense that occurred on Monday, June 17, 2019, in the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast.
At approximately 10:10 pm, DC Fire and EMS and officers from the Sixth District, responded to a residential building, at the listed location, for the report of a fire. Members of DC Fire and EMS extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries. An investigation into the cause of the fire revealed it was intentionally set.
On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, pursuant to a US District Court bench warrant, 31 year-old Laketia Hazelwood, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Arson.
The Metropolitan Police Department would like to thank the public for their assistance in providing numerous tips in this case.