DETROIT – Detroit police are investigating a pair of incidents involving Molotov cocktails -- one in which a car was ignited from the inside and another in which a man threw the burning bottle at a house and watched it bounce off into the snow.
Car ignited
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The first incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Dec. 18 in the 5200 block of Lodewyck Street on Detroit’s east side, officials said.
Video shows two men breaking a car window and throwing a Molotov cocktail inside the vehicle, starting a fire.
They got back inside a black pickup truck and fled the scene.
Arson Investigation
— DPD 5th Precinct (@DPD5Pct) December 22, 2021
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
Attempted arson at home
A man was caught on video around 7 a.m. Dec. 29 outside a home in the 16900 block of Woodbine Street on Detroit’s west side.
A silver or white Ford Transit work van drove north on Woodbine Street and parked just north of the home, according to authorities.
Police said the man walked into the yard, lit a Molotov cocktail and then threw it at the house, in an attempt to light it on fire. Video shows the bottle bouncing off the house and landing in the snow.
Two people were inside the home at the time, officials said.
ATTEMPTED ARSON
— DPD 8th Precinct (@DPD8Pct) January 4, 2022
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
Investigation ongoing
Detroit police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the people involved in these incidents.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detroit police at 313-628-2900 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP to remain anonymous.
