Police: Man’s crime spree starts at popular pizza shop, ends with arson at Millvale home

MILLVALE, Pa. — Police are searching for a man responsible for multiple crimes in Millvale, including arson and vandalism of a home.

According to investigators, the unidentified man started his crime spree at Frank’s Pizza and Chicken, spraying the surveillance camera, and ran down North Avenue -- where he then set a woman’s house on fire.

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That woman, who asked to remain anonymous, is still shaken after she woke up early Thursday to find the front of her home engulfed in flames.

“All I heard was a bang and then a loud boom,” she said. “There was fire coming in under the front door, so I grabbed the fire extinguisher and yelled for everyone to get out of the house.”

Surveillance video obtained by Channel 11 first shows the suspect vandalize Frank’s. Minutes later another camera caught who police believe to be the same person down the street at a row home pouring an accelerant, lighting it and running off.

And the terror didn’t end there. The homeowner told Channel 11 her house was also tagged with spray paint, and her front window was shattered with a brick.

Millvale Police Chief Tim Komoroski said this is now an arson case, and whoever is responsible could face felony charges.

“We are going to make sure we make an arrest. If we have to make multiple arrests, we will make multiple arrests. We won’t rest. We aren’t going to allow this to happen,” he said.

Police are also offering a reward for any information about the case.

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