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Safeway Shopper Card Leads to Arson Arrest

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:17:04 -0500

by Richard M. Smith

Tukwila, Washington firefighter, Philip Scott Lyons found out the
hard way that supermarket loyalty cards can come with a huge price.
Lyons was arrested last August and charged with attempted arson.
Police alleged at the time that Lyons tried to set fire to his own
house while his wife and children were inside. According to KOMO-TV
and the Seattle Times, a major piece of evidence used against
Lyons in his arrest was the record of his supermarket purchases that
he made with his Safeway Club Card. Police investigators had
discovered that his Club Card was used to buy fire starters of the
same type used in the arson attempt.

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