Fire follows threat to Youngstown businesswoman

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are investigating after a truck was found set on fire Tuesday morning at a business where a threatening letter had been left about two weeks before.

The pickup truck was found ablaze and gutted AT about 6:35 a.m. Tuesday in the 2700 block of Mount Vernon Avenue.

On July 24, police were called about 9:50 p.m. to the same address, where a 40-year-old woman told them someone left a note on the door that said she was not wanted. It made reference to the fact she is black and threatened to burn down her business.

Tuesday morning, the owner of the truck told police he had been staying at the business overnight because of threats, and he woke up when the truck was set on fire. Reports said there was no damage to the building.

Chief of Detective Capt. Brad Blackburn said detectives are investigating.