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Crime Report: More Dearborn Park Vandalism Discovered

The following information was supplied by the Dearborn Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Following multiple reports of arson, theft and vandalism at a number of Dearborn parks, a crime at was spotted July 13–possibly just after it happened.

According to Dearborn police reports, an employee at the park was working around 4:30 p.m. Friday when he came upon some extreme vandalism in the men's bathroom.

The employee called the park ranger, and the duo reported to police that the sink had been broken, soap dispensers had been ripped off the wall, and a retainer wall had apparently been broken and used to smash the sink. The toilets were full of toilet paper, which had also been thrown about the bathroom. Lastly, all the sinks had been turned on, causing water to overflow, flooding the area.

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The employee told police that he had seen around 8-10 young males fleeing the area on bicycles just as he came up to the bathroom, and suspected they may have been involved with the vandalism.

Police were unable to locate the suspects.

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Recently, were also reported at ; at , a resident nearby told police that .

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