Ansonia Police have arrested a man who they said admitted to setting fire to his car after getting into an argument with his girlfriend.
Ansonia Police said they received a complaint of a car fire on Crescent Street just after midnight Friday and arrived to find a 1999 Honda Accord on fire around 10 feet away from a house.
The Ansonia Fire Department was able to put out the fire and flames didn’t reach the home.
Police identified 32-year-old Orlando Velez as a suspect. They said he had an argument with his girlfriend and she asked him to leave. He then used his own clothes, which his girlfriend had packed in bags, to start the fire.
Ansonia police said with help from Officer Degnan and his K-9 partner Disel, of the Milford Police Department, found Velez hiding in a backyard on Howard Avenue and took him into custody.
Velez confessed to starting the fire after arguing with his girlfriend, police said.
He was charged with second-degree arson and first-degree reckless endangerment.
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Velez was held on a $100,000 bond and moved to Derby Superior Court for arraignment.
