A 41-year-old Manitowoc man was taken into police custody yesterday afternoon after he attempted to start his neighbor’s motorcycle on fire. Police were notified of the man acting erratically in the 1400 block of South 14th Street, with some callers claiming he had a gas can. When officers arrived, they saw the man, shirtless and sweating profusely while standing next to a toppled motorcycle. The man had doused the bike in motor oil and gasoline and admitted to officers that he was trying to start the bike on fire. Officers noted in the police report that the man was acting strange and holding conversations with people that weren’t there. The man was taken to the Manitowoc County Jail on charges of Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Damage to Property, Placing Combustible Materials an Attempt, and Two counts of misdemeanor Bail Jumping.
