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Arson continued from page 1 fires are occurring and why there has been an increase in the number of high-profile fires prompted the task force’s formation. Barrong said. The resources provided by the task force have enabled the EPD to offer a $20,000 reward for informa tion leading to the conviction of the person or persons involved in the Romania and EPD University sta tion fires, and they have also given the EPD more resources to investi gating these crimes, Barrong said. 3 Apprehending arson suspects can be difficult, Barrong said. Find ing who’s responsible, even when a group comes forward, is almost im possible — evidence at a fire may show what was used to start the fire, but not who used it unless they were caught in the act, he said. “When all we have is a group claiming responsibility, we have no one person to convict for the crime,” Barrong said. “There’s a certain no toriety that goes along with arson; people can’t always get caught, and this is very appealing to arsonists.” Romania Chevrolet was alleged ly targeted last June by Jeffrey Luers and Craig Marshall. In a commu nique distributed by Portland based Earth Liberation Front s group claimed responsibility for the recent Romania arson and said they set the fire out of respect for Luers, Marshall and the environ ment. “There’s always a copycat in every crime,” Barrong said. “It hap pens in homicide and arson alike.” But arson is not usually a copy cat crime, said Deputy Fire Mar shall Mark Thompson. “Arson fires are usually isolated incidents,” Thompson said. “Sometimes they come in waves but are more or less coincidental.” Dumpster fires remain the most common form of arson in Eugene, Barrong said, and large high-profile fires are far less frequent. “If other arsonists are inspired by each other, it’s most likely because they belong to the same group or the same cause,” Barrong said. 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