Reward Offered, Faith Lutheran Arson Fire

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP Nov 4, 2013) – A reward of up to $5,000 has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of whoever set fire to a Valley City church.
 
     The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says the value of loss from the Oct. 21 at Faith Lutheran Church is about $2.2 million.
 
 Fire Chief Gary Retterath says the fire was set in a number of different areas in the church.
 
     Police are looking into the possibility that the fire might be connected to a string of church burglaries.
 
     ATF says anyone with information should contact its office in Bismarck, the Valley City Police Department or North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation.