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Livermore man charged with setting fire to his then-girlfriend's car in June.

Police arrested a 22-year-old Livermore man on suspicion of setting fire in late June to his ex-girlfriend’s car, which also burned a building and fence.

Lawrence Thompson got into a heated argument with his then-girlfriend at a home on the 300 block of West Mount Oso Avenue. The two were going through a bad breakup, according to police.

Thompson asked the woman to give back a cell phone and $200, according to police records, and was said to have threatened to destroy some of her property if she refused.

Police charged Thompson with then setting fire to his ex-girlfriend’s 1998 Ford Explorer. The fire licked up a nearby fence and building, leaving behind $11,500 in damage.

The alleged arsonist then tried to make amends, police said, by sending the woman apologetic text messages, e-mails and flower bouquets.

Tracy and Livermore police partnered to arrest Thompson. They arrested him Tuesday and booked him in the San Joaquin County Jail on charges of arson. He is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail and is set for a Thursday court appearance.

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written by LAM , August 07, 2008

Love hurts sometimes (financially)

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written by Concerned Parents , August 07, 2008

It was crappy for the guy to set fire to her vehicle and cause $11,500 in damages and he should be arrested and pay.... but isn't $500,000 a bit steep for bail in a crime of passion without harming anyone physically?

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written by LAM , August 07, 2008

Concerned Parents, you read my mind! I thought the same thing too, but maybe there is some other information we are not aware of?

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written by Concerned Parents , August 07, 2008

LAM, You may be right. If so, too bad they don't report the entire story.

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written by amy , August 07, 2008

Good plan to break this relationship off, the abuse will not end there and would only have escalated unless he takes anger management classes.

Better to have the vehicle set on fire, rather than the body set on fire. Glad she had enough sense to end it.

-amy

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written by Gary , August 07, 2008

This is most likely being handled as a Domestic Violence case, if so, bail should be set high. This has all of the indications this dude turning into a Stalker..........yeah, $500 K bail seems relevent.

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written by bella , August 07, 2008

Gary you are right this a domestic violence act and bail ,should be high.I,m sure that he will go after her again. hope she has family to back up. he is a mental case. when I worked as a nurse saw to much of it. she needs to move and carry a gun.Amy will tell her the samething.hope they lock him up.

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written by bella , August 07, 2008

sorry meant to say hope she has a family that will back up.

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written by bella , August 07, 2008

sorry did it again hope she has family that will back her up. I,m sure she does.

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written by amy , August 07, 2008

Bella, most definitely! He probably broke the restraining order, don't know, but what price do you put on a human life? The cost of healing process and the painful craftings involved.... He is just not a safe person to be around.

Those who remain in abuse relationship allows this cycle to continue by being too "forgiving",

"The alleged arsonist then tried to make amends, police said, by sending the woman apologetic text messages, e-mails and flower bouquets."

Better not go back to him or she will be receiving funeral flowers!? I hope she is living near her family, surrounded by her family, too.

Since the article says "alleged arsonist", will expect a follow up story?

-amy

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written by amy , August 08, 2008

Bella, I know you have seen lots of burn victims when you were a nurse in the military, I don't think I have seen as many as you have seen. But the ones I have seen are the burnt children who were burned by their angry, crazed parents. There are no words for people like that, just felt deep contempt for the actions against the poor children. I have seen acid burns, too. Cigarette burns, and so on.

The warning flag just goes up when I read of abuse, or mistreatments.

Please take care of yourself, keep yourself safe from this man.

God Bless.
-amy