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Angry Ex-Girlfriend Sets Wrong Car on Fire: Police

A Florida woman seeking revenge on her ex-boyfriend was arrested after she tried to set his car on fire but ended up targeting the wrong car, police said. 

Video shows 19-year-old Carmen Chamblee feeding flames inside the trunk of a white vehicle in Clearwater on Aug. 28, police said. 

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Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
19-year old Carmen Chamblee was arrested on arson charges after police say she set fire to a car she thought belonged to her ex-boyfriend.

Police said she thought the car belonged to her ex-boyfriend. Turns out, it didn't.

Witnesses said they saw the woman leave the scene on a bicycle.

Days later, officials released the surveillance video and identified Chamblee.

She was arrested and charged with second-degree arson.

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