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Reward Offered For Information Regarding Arson Of President Clinton's Boyhood Home

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January 4, 2016
President Bill Clinton boyhood home/NPS

A reward has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the individual(s) responsible for setting a fire at President Bill Clinton's boyhood home/NPS

A $7,500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for a fire that damaged the boyhood home of former President Bill Clinton.

The fire at the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, Arkansas, was reported early Christmas morning by a passing motorist.

"The National Park Service appreciates the assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Arkansas State Troopers, Hope Police Department and the local community in locating the person(s) responsible for this fire,” said site Superintendent Tarona Armstrong. “We’re working hard to repair the damages so we can preserve this national historic site for future generations.”

First responders alerted investigators to the smell of accelerants on scene; the structure had also been vandalized.

“Fires are serious, potentially harmful or deadly to the community and those firefighters who respond to them,” said ATF New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Constance Hester. “Arson is a crime of violence, and this fire was intentionally set. ATF and our law enforcement partners are asking for the public’s help in solving this crime.”

If you have information about this fire, you can call the ATF Hotline at 1-888-ATF-FIRE (1-888-283-3473). You may also call the National Park Service's Investigative Services Branch Tip Line at 888-653-0009. You don't have to identify yourself.

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