Police: Suspect breaks window, sets fire to Tooele Valley Behavioral Health office

TOOELE, Utah — Police are investigating after someone broke into Tooele Valley Behavioral Health and set fire to one of the offices.

The incident happened at 100 S. 1000 West around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Tooele City Police Department said officers responded to the scene and saw smoke coming out of a broken window on the northwest side of the building. The fire department then arrived and extinguished the flames.

“Through the course of the investigation, it appears that someone threw a large rock through the window of an office belonging to the operations manager of Valley Behavioral Health. It is believed the suspect broke the window and set the fire in the office intentionally,” stated a Wednesday afternoon press release from the Tooele City Police Department.

Authorities are now looking to obtain video surveillance from surrounding businesses and homes. Anyone with footage or information about the incident has been asked to contact Det. Curtis by calling Tooele County Dispatch at 435-882-5600 #1.

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— Andrew Adams (@AndrewAdamsKSL) August 17, 2022