JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WDTN) — A woman is in custody after a vehicle and a house caught fire in Jefferson Township on Friday morning.
According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, at around 5:12 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, deputies along with the Jefferson Township Fire Department were dispatched to the 200 block of Liscum Drive on a report of a woman setting a car and a house on fire.
When deputies arrived on the scene, the suspect reportedly fled west into a neighborhood. The Trotwood and Dayton police departments assisted by setting a perimeter and a K-9 was requested from the Riverside Police Department.
With the K-9 tracking underway, Dayton police officers responded to a nearby address on a report of a woman breaking into a home.
When Dayton police officers and a deputy from the sheriff’s office arrived, the woman fled out the rear door of the home.
A second K-9 track was conducted by the Riverside Police Department and the woman was taken into custody.
The sheriff’s office reported that she has since been booked in the Montgomery County Jail and is currently facing a burglary charge.
This incident remains under investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
