MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901


News Release

For further information please contact: Trooper Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
0222138
February 22, 2013

EMPHASIS: Patrol Asks For Assistance In Arson Investigation


On January 1, 2013, at the Crop Production Services facility in Portageville, Missouri, a fire was intentionally set. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating the fire.

Crop Production Services is offering a $20,000 reward, the Missouri Division of Fire Safety is offering up to a $5,000 reward, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Individuals with information are urged to call Sergeant William T. Cooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol at (573) 225-1050, Investigator Danny Ware at the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department at (573) 748-2516, or the Missouri Arson Hotline at 1-800-39-ARSON.



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