INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD arrested a woman as part of an arson investigation at a far east side school Sunday morning.
Firefighters were called to the Renaissance School at the corner of 30th Street and Post Road in Warren Township shortly before 6 a.m. and found fire on the front side of the building.
They quickly extinguished the flames and reported minor damage to the exterior of the building near two trash cans.
Police were called to detain a woman in the area at the time of the fire.
IMPD told 13News at the scene that she had been arrested. A police report and arrest document idenified the woman as 67-year-old Victoria Watkins of Indianapolis. Police said Watkins admitted several times to starting fires in two trash cans outside the school.
Police recovered two lighters, one at the scene and another from Watkins' purse.
Classes at the school were held as-scheduled Monday after fire debris was cleared.
The school shares space with a Jane Pauley Community Health Center site, which was not open Sunday.