BOONTON, N.J. — Umang Patel, owner of the Cleanse-O-Matic drycleaning and laundry service store in Boonton, N.J., was charged with arson recently after the store caught fire.
Patel allegedly went into the store before 7:00 a.m. and set fire to clothes on racks behind the counter using a book of matches, Boonton Police Capt. Curt James told the local newspaper Daily Record. Patel walked out, locking the door behind him, and walked to a nearby McDonald’s, James said.
