Friday morning, Minneapolis Police announced an increase in the reward money being offered for leads in the July 2 arson attack on an East Lake Harriet Boulevard house.
$6,000 is now being offered, a police spokesperson said.
Many years ago, Gov. Mark Dayton owned the house, although police say they are not sure whether that may have played a role in the attack.
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Residents were home when the attack took place, and were able to put the blaze out before any significant damage to the house occurred. Fire officials say they found evidence of gasoline and lighter fluid at the site.
Police are encouraging residents with information to call 1-800-222-8477(TIPS), text TIP674 plus your information to 274637(CRIMES) or go to the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppersmn.org and click on “Give a Tip." All callers are given a unique identifier and no names are used.
