Crime & Safety

Crime Alert: Arson at People's Park

A toilet paper roll was set on fire in park's restroom.

Toilet paper was set on fire in the People's Park men's restroom, causing damage to a paper dispenser, according to a University of California Police news release issued Thursday.

The crime happened sometime between 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 4, according to the release. No one was injured, and police have not identified any suspects.

Contact the University of California Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau with any information about the crime: (510) 642-0472 or
(510) 642-6760.

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