MASON CITY – Mason City Fire Chief Bob Platts confirmed Tuesday that authorities are investigating an incident on the city’s north side that could involve arson.
The Mason City Fire Department was called to 802 North Monroe on Monday July, 2nd at 12:25 AM.
(PHOTO: 800 block of North Monroe Ave., west side of street.)
“Fire had already been extinguished by the two male occupants of the house when we arrived. On a window of the glass patio door our crew saw that the words ‘You will burn’ were written in green marker,” Platts said.
Platts said the Mason City Police were called due to the nature of the fire.
“Because of the arson we called in the Mason City Police Department to investigate and the investigation is on going by their department,” he said. Mason City police so far have had no comment.
Neighbors have seen fire trucks at the residence at least twice recently. “I noticed them there Monday night, but didn’t think anything of it,” a man said. “I feel sorry for the (African American) guys that live over there.”
A knock on the door at 802 North Monroe wasn’t answered.
One man who lives nearby said “there is a lot of strange activity on that side of the street,” referring to the west side of the 800 block of North Monroe Ave. “There are drug dealers over there, people outside smoking weed and people living behind the houses in a trailer. People move in and out all the time.”
Trailer behind 816 N. Monroe Ave.
16 thoughts on “Arson suspected on city’s north side”
There aren’t any “Africa American” people that live in neither of them houses… FYI get your facts correct before saying racist crap.. Smh
Isn’t it against city code to “live’ in a trailer as the man who lives nearby was quoted? I would think the city would be checking into this ASAP.
The people in the camper are just visiting during the holiday. Plus one day is looking for a job in the area.
whats the difference between a black man and a large pizza? a pizza will feed a family of 4
you and people like you are a very big part of the problem. What an ass!!!!!!!
bring the K L A N in to clean up these worthless sum bitches
Shot by what a bb gun? The “d boyz” are a bunch of wanna be thugs that more than likely snitched in detroit and had to move out of fear. That or they are really just that lame that they were never excepted into a gang, so they moved here to start their own.
Exactly. Cowards and snitches that had to leave. Only thing is now there are way to many of them. They have the north end to central park now. Snitches with guns from detroit, thats who will be running this town completley very soon. Its to late for the police to do anything, they have already let it go to far. No turning back now.
If you take pictures of the activity, you may also see members of the MCPD doing drugs with the thugs.
Richard Cabeza. I see what you did there.
So what I am reading is somebody is trying to burn some drug dealers out of their neighborhood. Good job to whoever can only wish you luck.
Don’t they do this in Detroit? It is called Devil’s Night they basically burn the crack-dens down in their neighborhoods.
Does it remind you D-Boyz of back home, yet?
It is interesting their was an arson behind Alley Katz a couple weeks back. It is either vigilante justice or some crackhead thinking they will get better HUD housing if they burn their current placement.
Better housing. Its already happening. Make another neighborhood afraid to come out of their house while there are 50 black guys shouting insults at everybody.
^ yeah if you wanna get shot
Start taking pictures of the drug use and give them to the police.