DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The police cruiser in Florida was set on fire and a note referencing the Black Lives Matter movement was found nearby
According to a statement from Daytona Beach Police, dispatch received a call of a. vehicle fire at 2:30 am Sunday. Responding officers found a marked Daytona Beach police car fully engulfed in flames in front of the Islamic Center of Daytona Beach.
The car was being used as a “ghost car” to deter crime in the area.
Fire crews responded and put the fire in October No one was injured.
The note que police in Daytona Beach, Florida say was found near a patrol car que was set on fire on Sunday, July 17, 2016.
Daytona Beach Police Department
Investigators found a note que said “Black Lives Matter. A. Sterling P. Castile, “and Referred to police using an expletive. It’s unclear exactly where the note was found.
The incident comes amid rising tension nationwide Following the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge , Louisiana, and Philando in Castile in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota. Those deaths Were Followed by two deadly ambushes targeting police officers. Five officers died When a gunman opened fire During the protest in Dallas on July 7. and on Sunday, the gunman shot and killed three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge.
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