DETROIT (WWJ) - An investigation launched by the Detroit Police Department is searching for tips in connection to an arson case where a suspect sent an SUV up in flames in mid-March.
Investigators said the alleged crime occurred on Friday, March 18 just after 3 a.m.
A witness told police they saw a silver Ford Flex traveling along the 1100 block of Lewerenz Street before it pulled up next to a vehicle. Video provided by the witness shows a suspect appearing to get out from the passenger side of the Ford, moments before a large fire overtakes the front cabin of the SUV.
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The Ford Flex then flees the scene in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact the Detroit Police Department’s Arson Unit at 313-596-2940.
For tipsters who wish to remain anonymous, information can be called into Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (1-800-773-2587).
Online tips can be submitted here.
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