Crime & Safety
Crime Report: Arson at Ford Woods Park
The following information was supplied by the Dearborn Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A passing driver spotted an arson being committed at a Dearborn park last weekend, according to police reports.
Dearborn Police report being called to the scene of around 12:30 a.m. Aug. 4 by a resident who saw a structure on fire at the park.
According to the man, he was driving on the Ford Road service ramp when he saw a fire in the park's skating rink. Then, he told police, he spotted someone dousing a nearby vending machine with a liquid and setting it on fire.
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He immediately pulled into the park to investigate and call police, at which time the purpetrator fled the scene, running west through the park. The caller was unable to get a good look at the person responsible.
Police and fire responded to the park, and the fire at the net inside of the skating rink was estinguished; the fire on the vending machine burned itself out.
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Police said a half-smoked cigar was found on the cement, but no other leads were seen.
The arson is one of. Other incidents include multiple reports of arson and vandalism at , and parks.
For questions on this crime report, email dearborn@patch.com.
