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Police requested for woman lighting fires at shelter

Heard on: Sangamon County Public Safety
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Helping hands at (number withheld) Shale Street.
audio iconFire & Arson
Helping Hands, Springfield, IL 62703
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Staff at Helping Hands in Springfield reported that a woman who had previously been trying to light items on fire outside the building had returned. They detained her inside the building and requested police to come and remove her from the property. Dispatch confirmed that officers were on the way.

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