Portland police investigating claims of responsibility in arson fire that burned 17 police cars

Portland police are investigating a social media post claiming responsibility for an arson fire last week that burned 17 Police Bureau cars.

Police originally said 15 cars were burned in the fire last Thursday but increased that number by two Monday as their investigation continues.

Also Monday, a group calling itself “Rachel Corrie’s Ghost Brigade” said people had cut through a fence at the bureau’s training facility and set 10 fires in anticipation of a police response at Portland State University’s Millar Library.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators had occupied the library for three days and the university administration asked city police to intervene. Police on Friday arrested 12 people, including four students, after the initial sweep.

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