Patriot Academy was burglarized and set on fire Wednesday, Oct. 6, although the building did not suffer severe fire damage.

Madison Police responded to a call of a possible burglary and fire at Patriot Academy, the Madison City Schools system alternative school, at approximately, 7:30 a.m., and upon arrival police discovered that someone illegally entered the unoccupied building and removed miscellaneous items.

The suspect then started a fire and fled.

When officers arrived on scene, the fire was out, but the building did suffered some fire and smoke damage.

Approximately two hours later, police identified and located a possible suspect in the city, and as a result of the investigation, a 16-year-old Madison juvenile was arrested for second-degree arson, third-degree theft and third-degree burglary.

The juvenile was processed and transported to the juvenile detention center.