CHICAGO — Police have identified and arrested a Lincoln Park man in connection with an April 1 fire at Roosevelt University.
Lavale Miller, 35, of the 1000 block of West Fullerton Avenue, was charged with one felony count of attempted arson and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing after he set a fire in a trash can at Roosevelt's campus in the Loop.
Police said no injuries were reported and surveillance footage helped them make the arrest.
Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago Police spokeswoman, said Miller is also a suspect in recent fire incident at DePaul University that occurred the following day, also set in a bathroom trash can.
Sedevic said they were able to arrest Miller on the Roosevelt charge because "there was more evidence" for that crime, as compared to the fire at DePaul, making it an "easier charge" to prove. She said they are working hard to gather evidence in the DePaul case.
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