By Associated Press - Thursday, May 14, 2015

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - Police say they believe several car fires in Hillsboro were set on purpose.

KPTV-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1A2pl1D ) that the fires occurred at about 3 on Thursday morning.

Police say someone stuffed rags into the gas tanks of at least six cars and lit them.

They believe the fires are all connected. Police called in a K-9 unit to search but did not find any suspects.

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Information from: KPTV-TV, https://www.kptv.com/

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