Police: Woman sets fire to home after fight over parenting
Police said they've arrested a woman for setting fire to her home. They said she did it after an argument with her female partner about parenting.
Sunday night police said they were called out twice to a home on Spruce Street, first for a domestic dispute over child custody and the second time for a fire.
Firefighters said they were able to battle the fire quickly in the 900 block of Spruce Street because a neighbor had called it in shortly after it started.
"We saw flames in the front window the front picture window," said Kim Ward, "They looked like they were almost to the ceiling and I saw that from our driveway."
Ward said she watched from across the street.
"I was concerned about the children cause I know there's two little kids and they're cute little kids a little girl and a little boy," said Ward, "I heard that were adopted."
Police said before the fire started they were called to the home because Cora Sharp and her female partner share custody of two adopted children and they had an argument over differing views on parenting. Police said they stayed until the one woman left and Sharp was home alone.
They had to come back for the fire.
"I asked where the kids were and they said they weren't there. They were with the one parent," said Ward.
Police said they found Cora Sharp, alone, driving away from the house.
"She admitted to the police officer with a spontaneous utterance that she set the fire that occurred at 976 Spruce Street," said Detective Tom Leahan.
Police said Cora Sharp said, 'I did it' and that she used a lighter.
"When she was arrested that evening she did have a blood alcohol concentration level of .20," said Leahan.
Neighbors learned Monday that police and fire investigators are calling this a case of arson.
"Emotions took over and did something stupid. I don't know." said Ward, "It's just scary."
A neighbor who didn't want to go on camera said the two homeowners were good parents.
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