Detroit Police Seek Public Help With Arson Investigations

DETROIT — Detroit Police asked the public for help Tuesday with two separate arson investigations.

The first incident happened on Dec. 29 around 7:00 a.m. at 16900 Woodbine St., when a ring doorbell camera video captured a suspect attempting to burn down the home that had two people inside, police said.

The suspect lit a Molotov cocktail and tried throwing it into the home, police said. The video also showed a silver or white transit work van driving north on Woodbine Street, parking just north of the victim’s home.

The second incident happened on Dec. 18 around 5:30 p.m. on the 5200 block of Lodewyck, when a video showed two men breaking a car window and throwing a Molotov cocktail into the vehicle, which started a fire, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 313-628-2900 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-UP.

ATTEMPTED ARSON
Where: 16900 Woodbine
When: 12/29 around 7 a.m.
Investigators are looking to identify a suspect seen on doorbell video lighting a Molotov cocktail and throwing it in an attempt to burn down a home that had two people inside. pic.twitter.com/SDBhBq5Cyx
— DPD 8th Precinct (@DPD8Pct) January 4, 2022

Arson Investigation
Where: 5200 block of Lodewyck
When: 12/18 at 5 p.m.
Investigators are looking for two men seen breaking a car window and throwing a Molotov cocktail into the vehicle, starting a fire. Anyone with information is asked to call 313-628-2900. pic.twitter.com/uWcU9en4b7
— DPD 5th Precinct (@DPD5Pct) December 22, 2021