2 arrested after car catches fire at Walmart
ROSEBURG, Ore. - Two people who ran into a Roseburg Walmart after their car caught fire in the parking lot Monday face criminal charges.
Police arrested Kenneth Ingram, 48, of Sutherlan, on charges of reckless burning, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and offensive littering.
Officers also arrested Paula M. Hatch er, 57, of Roseburg, on charges of reckless burning and criminal mischief.
Both Ingram and Hatcher also had warrants out for their arrests on other charges, police said.
The duo were trying to siphon fuel from the engine block of a 1997 Ford sedan into an antifreeze bottle in the parking lot of the Walmart on Stewart Parkway when something sparked in the engine compartment.
The fuel caught fire, as did the car. The fire caused damage to the new parking lot, police said.
Police said Ingram and Hatcher ran inside the Walmart when they heard the sirens from fire engines.
Officers took Hatcher into custody on a warrant without incident.
But when police moved to take Ingram into custody, he resisted arrest and had to be restrained to be handcuffed, according to police.
Once placed in a patrol car, Ingram spit all over the interior, police said.
They just added fuel to the fire by trying to hide.....
Of course drugs were the problem, but being stupid certainly didn't help. I suspect they had disconnected the fuel line and were somehow trying to using the battery to make the pump run and Viola! Fire. The comment about wal mart shoppers is uncalled for, no one is forced to shop at Wal Mart. If you don't like Wally World, don't shop there, but until someone offers a better price, people will shop there. By the way, I believe BiMart is very competitive with Wal Mart. In a bad economy, much like we have right now, people have to save money where they can and Wal Mart helps. Also Sherm's is a local business and I believe they compete well with Wal Mart.
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Kids, these are the faces of wal mart shoppers, dont be a wal mart shopper. unless you love supporting china's economy and not yours.
Kids, these are the faces of drugs. This could be you in 30 years. Be afraid, be very afraid. Gotta love Douglas County.
best and the brightest.
Is it possible to siphon gas from an engine block? Â Wouldn't you have to take it out of a cylinder? They must be real dumb.
@givupongod: This was 'written' by some un-named person at KPIC in Roseburg and based on raw police reports; accuracy of information is unlikely, at best. Your 'dumb' characterization may be misplaced.