Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Officer Melissa Kronebusch Charged with Arson

SAUKVILLE, Wis.

A Saukville police officer has been charged with arson after she allegedly set fire to a vacant home in March.

Prosecutors say surveillance tape captured 26-year-old Melissa L. Kronebusch entering a home after midnight. They say she exited about 20 minutes later, with a glow visible through the basement window.

According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, the video shows her leaving the adjacent parking lot in her squad car, and then returning a few minutes later to report the fire.

Saukville firefighters responded and extinguished the flames. The complaint says the fire caused $5,000 in damages.

Police Chief Bill Meloy says Kronebusch was placed on paid administrative leave June 26.

Online court records didn't list an attorney for Kronebusch.

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Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com

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