Another possible arson incident at SJSU being investigated by campus police

Alex Baker
·1 min read

(KRON) — Police are investigating another possible incident of arson on the campus of San Jose State University, the second over the past two weeks. In two separate incidents on March 31 and April 8, SJSU University Police Department officers responded to reports of fires in two restrooms in the Martin Luther King Library.

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Both fires were extinguished and no injuries were reported, according to campus police. The restroom incidents have been under “considerable investigation” by SJSU UPD and Cal Fire, officials said.

<em>Photo: SJSU University Police Department</em>
Photo: SJSU University Police Department

UPD is seeking information regarding a subject described as a person of interest in those fires (pictured above). These incidents follow another incident on March 31 in which law enforcement responded to a fire on the SJSU campus that was determined to be arson.

The suspect in that incident was found on security camera footage.

Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to contact SJSU UPD at (408) 924-2222.

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