Crime & Safety
Portable Toilet Torched Near Oak Forest School
Police said the 'Porta-John' had burned to the ground by the time they arrived.
Someone set fire to a portable toilet near Lee Foster School on April 29, police said.
A neighbor had called Oak Forest Police Department to report the flaming mess.
When police arrived, they found a fire on the west side of the school in the grass near a parking lot.
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The “Porta-John” had completely burned to the ground by the time police arrived. According to the report, there wasn't enough evidence left to collect or photograph.
were called to extinguish the fire. A key holder at Lee Foster School was notified.
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