Oregon man lights fire in Target toy aisle as diversion while he steals merchandise: Police

Police in Oregon are searching for a man they say lit a fire inside a Target store as a diversion to steal merchandise.

In a Facebook post, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report of a fire being intentionally set in the toy aisle of a Salem, Oregon Target on April 22.

"Deputies learned this was done as a diversion by a suspect who stole merchandise and then fled out the back of the store," the post stated.

It is believed that the suspect entered the store at 1:25 p.m. and started the fire at approximately 1:33 p.m. before fleeing out the back door at 1:39 p.m.

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