VENICE, Fla. — Firefighters knocked down several brush fires believed to have been intentionally set Sunday evening near the beach parks, the police department said.
As of Monday morning, an investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
Crews began working around 6:30 p.m. near Caspersen Beach in Venice, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said in an earlier statement. Someone or multiple people set several fires around the beach parks from Venice Beach to Caspersen and Lake Venice Gulf Club.
Deputies helped the Sarasota County Fire Department, Venice Police Department and the Florida Forest Service to contain the "numerous" brush fires at the beach.
Although a person was said to be in custody Sunday evening, the Venice Police Department in a statement on Facebook said no one was arrested. One person was questioned and released, while investigators follow several more leads.
Caspersen Beach brush fires
Anyone with information regarding the brush fires is asked to contact the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office at 941-861-5800 or 911.
The investigation of the incident remains ongoing.
