JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Four vehicles were set on fire in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Mandarin on Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department crews responded about 9:18 p.m. to The One at Mandarin apartments and extinguished fires to a 2008 Ford Escape, a 1999 GMC Sierra, a 2021 Kia Forte and a 2006 Honda Civic, JSO said. Fire personnel told investigators they believed the fires were intentionally set.<\/p>\n
The owners of the vehicles were not injured and each said they learned of the blazes when they saw emergency lights. The report notes the vehicles had been left unlocked.<\/p>\n
A neighbor told investigators she saw two males, possibly teenagers, walking around the complex and recording the burning cars on their phones; she said she did not see them touch the vehicles, police said.<\/p>\n
Detectives said no suspects have been identified and no arrests were made. The sheriff\u2019s office listed the case as not cleared and said patrol follow-up efforts were suspended. Total estimated loss from the vehicle arsons was $50,000.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
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