$5,000 reward posted for tips on arsons

6/13/2009

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information on fires set at five vacant mobile homes during the past six months at a Springfield Township mobile home park.

The most recent fires occurred early Wednesday at the Royal Village mobile home park, 7519 Dorr St. Firefighters were called to the first fire about 4:30 a.m. by a neighbor who reported the blaze. While investigators were at the scene, a second fire was reported nearby.

Those fires, along with three previous fires at the same park, were ruled arsons. The fires were in vacant mobile homes but were near occupied homes.

Anyone with information is urged to call the State Fire Marshal s Fire & Explosion Investigation Bureau, 800-589-2728, or the Lucas County Sheriff s Office, 419-213-4919.