A BOULDER CREEK MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR SETTING FIRE TO THE MOUNTAIN STORE SATURDAY NIGHT. 64 YEAR-OLD LARRY BOURDEAU WAS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL ON AN UNRELATED CHARGE WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED FOR ARSON. BOURDEAU WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SETTING FIRE TO THE BULLETING BOARD AT THE STORE.
ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER BOURDEAU STARTED THE FIRE, 3 UNKNOWN TEENAGERS WERE SEEN PUTTING IT OUT. IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE TEENS, AUTHORITIES SAY THE STORE MAY WELL HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY BOURDEAU’S FIRE.