Man Arrested For Arson May Have Torched Other Buildings

Surveillance video led La Crosse police to an arson suspect who is accused of setting an apartment building on fire. The 62-unit complex had to be evacuated last Friday at about 3:30 a-m.  The video showed 43-year-old Edward Foster enter the first-floor trash room where the fire started.  Police say Foster claimed he was home all night at first, but changed his story when he saw the video.  They say he eventually admitted lighting a paper bag on fire in the dumpster.  That led to his admission of starting two other fires.  La Crosse police investigated 11 suspicious fires over a six-month period.  Foster hasn’t been charged in those cases.