Cars set on fire in Allentown neighborhood, arsonist sought

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -

Allentown police are on the lookout for the person who set a pair of cars on fire.

The fire department responded to the 700 block of South Front Street around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday and found a van and a car on fire.

The flames caused about $5,000 worth of damage.

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