Crime & Safety

No Stabbing Incident Involving Girl Happened At Dearborn Park: Police

Police said social media reports indicating a young girl was stabbed at a Dearborn park Tuesday are not true.

Dearborn Police said they were alerted of social media reports stating that a girl was stabbed at a local park Tuesday. Police said no such incident occurred.
Dearborn Police said they were alerted of social media reports stating that a girl was stabbed at a local park Tuesday. Police said no such incident occurred. (Jessica Strachan/Patch)

DEARBORN, MI — There was no stabbing incident involving a girl at a Dearborn park Tuesday, according to police.

Dearborn Police said they were alerted of social media reports stating that a girl was stabbed at a local park Tuesday. Police said no such incident occurred.

Moreover, police said there hasn't been any "significant incidents" at any of the Dearborn parks recently.

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Police did say, however, that there was a stabbing incident that happened at Ryan Park on Faust St., near Southfield Freeway and Ford Road in Detroit, according to police.

In that incident, a young girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a suspect attacked her with a knife, according to police.

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The suspect was arrested in connection with the attack, but no further details were released by police.

"The Dearborn Police Department sends our thoughts and prayers to the victim and her family and wishes the young girl a full and speedy recovery," Dearborn Police said.

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