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Police Investigating Suspicious Vehicle Fire in Patton Township

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Police are investigating a suspicious vehicle fire that occurred early Thursday morning in a Patton Township business parking lot.

Township police and Alpha Fire Company were dispatched at 1:30 a.m. to 1019 Ghaner Road, where firefighters extinguished a blaze that had fully engulfed a vehicle in the parking lot of multiple businesses, including Pediatric Dental Care, according to a news release.

“The circumstances of the fire are suspicious and Patton Township Police Department along with the Centre Region Fire Marshal are investigating,” Police Chief Tyler Jolley wrote in a statement.

Anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area or who has information related to the fire should contact Patton Township police at 1-800-479-0050.