CHARLESTON — A Myrtle Beach woman was arrested Aug. 19 after Charleston police contend she started a crime spree in West Ashley by torching restaurant trash cans before traveling over the river to the downtown peninsula, breaking into several vehicles — setting a few on fire — then burglarizing a home.

Marleny Fernandez, 44, was charged with second-degree burglary, grand larceny valuing over $10,000, breaking into a vehicle and three arson-related charges.

Police say her evening of crime, which bled into the following morning, started at a West Ashley Asian restaurant.

Just before 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, a trash can was found on fire in the bathroom of Zen Asian Fusion, 2037 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Before long there was another bathroom trash fire down the road at McDonald’s, according to the C

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