A man was arrested on Wednesday for deliberately setting a number of fires in Pioneers Park. LPD says around 3:10 p.m. officers responded to the western area of Pioneers Park after a Lincoln Parks and Rec employee reported an individual setting grass on fire.
When they arrived, officers contacted 58 year old Thomas Pulec, who was walking towards the park exit. Officers discovered that Pulec had lit multiple fires at Pioneers Park that caused three active fires and burned three large prairie grass areas, including 4 mature trees.
The current damage is estimated at $3,500. Lincoln Fire and Rescue, along with assistance from the U.S. Air Guard and Lincoln Parks and Rec, put out the fires. Officers cited and booked Pulec for 3rd Degree Arson, which is a felony.