( KRON ) — An arson suspect was arrested on Saturday after leading officers on a foot pursuit near the Santa Rosa Creek Trail, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department. Police received multiple calls at around 7 a.m. regarding a man suspected of starting a fire on the south side of the trail “acting aggressively.”
One caller told police the man had armed himself with a metal pole or stick. Another witness told police the man had been seen with a lighter near the scene of the fire.
Santa Rosa PD and Santa Rosa Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the scene just west of the 1500 block of Apple Creek Lane. However, the man was no longer on the scene when officers arrived.
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A Santa Rosa PD officer checked the area in an effort to find the man. While fire department personnel were extinguishing the fire, they spotted the suspect and notified police…