The man has a medium to thin build, he said. Fires were set at three ballot boxes in the area in the past three weeks. Officials have identified 488 damaged ballots that were retrieved from a burned ballot box in Vancouver, Washington, and 345 of those ...

Authorities believe the man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks.

Hundreds of election ballots were destroyed early Monday morning after a ballot box caught fire in the Washington state city of Vancouver, Clark County Elections Auditor Greg Kimsey confirmed to Forbes—and it was the second of two incidents of its kind in the area that police said later Monday may be related.

Investigators say it is "very possible" the man, whom they believe to be between 30 and 40 years old with short or balding hair, will target other drop boxes.

Investigators say the man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks

Investigators say the man suspected of burning ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks.

The suspect behind ballot drop box fires in Washington and Oregon earlier this week may be planning more attacks and has metalworking experience, officials warned Wednesday—the latest update on the police investigation into the fires that burned more than 400 ballots.

Local election officials said they will increase security at ballot drop sites in the wake of a series of arson attacks on ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver. Why it matters: The attacks have raised questions about ballot security in Oregon and Washington with just a week until Election Day.