This arsonist is clearly working on contract. We don’t know yet if it’s a Polymarket bet or a gang thing.
He started a brush fire on the popular Centennial Trail east of downtown, then reported it to 911. Video footage from a nearby security cam showed him starting the fire with Heat Starter Fluid, then taking a photo of it with his iPhone. Verifying performance to employer, just like a postman scanning a package when he places it in the box.
None of the usual explanations account for the HUGE number of arsons in several of the dysgoverned homeless haven cities. Bets? Trying to get into prison? Pure nastiness? Filming for Tiktok? Some of the crimes could fit each cause, but not all.
Apparently Portland has a similar arson pattern. Portland is wet, so the fires take single buildings instead of huge areas, but the criminal actions sound the same.
Polistra's Mill 