Fire Investigators Crack Down on Insurance Fraud Scam

Police arrested two men accused of setting a huge house fire back in November. The homeowner, 27-year-old Brad Cox, and his friend 29-year-old Joseph Smith, are charged with second-degree arson.

The blaze gutted the home at 2602 S. 100th Street on November 10th. Believe it or not, fire investigators were suspicious of the home months before the fire even started. Back in May, Captain John Glesinger got a tip from police. "That this property may burn and the motive may be for insurance fraud purposes," he said.

Turns out, Cox was already under investigation for another fire a few years back. Glesinger credits teamwork to the success of this investigation. "We've been able to make an arrest and close the case inside of 2 months which is relatively quickly," Glesinger said.