LPD Police Cruiser Arson Investigation

LINCOLN - Lincoln Police officers are looking for suspects after they say someone tried to catch a police cruiser on fire.

Around 3 a.m. on Monday, LPD found a fire underneath a marked LPD patrol car parked outside the Northeast Police Substation.

Officers were able to drive the vehicle away and put out the fire with an extinguisher.

LPD also found the remains of a glass bottle suspected to have been used to start the fire.

They say it appears that a suspect had tried to smash out the windows before attempting to start the vehicle on fire.

The damage is estimated to be around $2,000 dollars.

This investigation is ongoing.