NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. – A 17-year-old boy who was upset over a school suspension set three cars and a newly renovated home on fire in North Bay Village, police said.
The teen, who was at the Dade County Juvenile Assessment Center, confessed to being upset after he was suspended from school and unable to play sports, according to police.
On Feb. 28, the teenage boy walked to the Treasure Isle Care Centre, a nursing home at 1735 N. Treasure Dr., where he set three cars on fire.
The teen walked to a house along Mutiny Avenue, near South Treasure Drive, broke in, and set several fires inside. The flames destroyed.
North Bay Village police officers and Miami-Dade deputies investigated the case. Surveillance video helped them track the teen to a nearby highrise building.
Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.