Cleanup begins at St. Matthew Church in Allouez after break in arson

A broken window where investigators believe someone
broke in to start a fire at St. Matthew Church. (WBAY photo)

ALLOUEZ, Wis. (WBAY) - Investigators are praising the quick actions of local homeowners reporting information that led to a man they say is responsible for setting fires in a church and damaging two homes.

An 18-year-old man from the Green Bay area has been booked on charges of burglary, arson and criminal damage to property after the string of seemingly random crimes in Allouez just hours apart.

"We have three separate events that at the time we did not know were connected," Brown County Sheriff's Capt. Jody Lemmens said.

At 1:42 a.m., the Green Bay Metro Fire Department was called to a fire alarm at St. Matthew Catholic Church and Father Allouez School, 2575 S. Webster Ave.

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Mackenzie A. Guillen was arrested early Wednesday morning, about two hours after the Green Bay Metro Fire Department was called to a small fire at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 2575 S. Webster Ave.

Man arrested on suspicion of starting Allouez church fire that burned Bible