Man Accused of Torching, Shooting at Mich. State Police Cruisers Arrested

Multiple Michigan State Police vehicles at the agency's Sault Ste. Marie Post were set on fire and shot at with rifle rounds by a man dressed in camouflage, who was caught on security camera footage.

Joe Vince

Sept. 8, 2023

Authorities arrested a man suspected of torching and shooting up multiple Michigan State Police cruisers this week.

Security camera footage captured a man dressed in camouflage as he set fire to and shot rifle rounds at several state police vehicles at the agency's Sault Ste. Marie Post early Wednesday. A day later, police arrested a suspect in the Sault Ste. Marie area, WDIV-TV reports.

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No other details were released about the suspect or the arrest.

No one was injured in the initial incident. The vandalism did force the closing of other Michigan State Police posts and locations throughout the state "out of an abundance of caution."

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.