Two juveniles arrested for arson fire April 27

Two Kirkland male juveniles, ages 15 and 16, were arrested last week in connection with an arson that damaged a vacant home on the 8200 block of 124th Avenue N.E. The home, owned by the city, was among three abandoned single-family structures scheduled to be demolished in the coming weeks to make way for development of the Rose Hill Meadows park.

May 5, 2008 7:13 pm
Police arrested two juveniles in connection with an arson fire April 27 in this vacant home in the Rose Hill neighborhood.
Police arrested two juveniles in connection with an arson fire April 27 in this vacant home in the Rose Hill neighborhood.

Two Kirkland male juveniles, ages 15 and 16, were arrested last week in connection with an arson that damaged a vacant home on the 8200 block of 124th Avenue N.E. The home, owned by the city, was among three abandoned single-family structures scheduled to be demolished in the coming weeks to make way for development of the Rose Hill Meadows park.

Witnesses had observed several juveniles in the home the day before the late afternoon fire on April 27. A follow-up investigation by the Kirkland Police Department led to the arrests.