SALEM Ore. (KPTV) – A 32-year-old Salem man was arrested on Thursday in connection with a January attempted arson, according to police.
On the evening of Jan. 30, officers with the Salem Police Department were sent to a home on Landon Street Southeast near Eastlake Drive Southeast after the report of an arson attempt.
Police said a suspect tried to set a paper bag containing gasoline on fire on the house front porch. After failing to do that, the suspect allegedly poured the gasoline onto the porch and walls, but again failed to start a fire with a lighter…