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Chico Police Seek Trio Of Teens Suspected Of Arson

Chico police are searching for three teenage arsonists, suspected of lighting up the town early Tuesday morning.

Three separate fires were allegedly set, torching a motorcycle, a car, a boat and a mailbox in a subdivision off of Notre Dame Boulevard. Police said the vehicles were utterly destroyed.

Windows on a nearby commercial building were also shattered. Items apparently snatched from several vehicles were found scattered around the neighborhood. 

Witnesses reported seeing a trio teenage boys leaving the area as the fires broke out. They are still at large.