Police believe Marlborough home target of arsonist
Posted Apr 28, 2016 09:29:45 AM.
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Police believe an arsonist has set fire to a home in Marlborough three times over the past month.
Just before 11 p.m., on March 29, police found a fire in a garbage can and had expanded to a fence in the alley near a home on Marbank Way Northeast.
Then, early April 1, 2016, a house fire happened at the back of the same house.
Finally, on the night of April 5, a third fire was started at the same location as the second fire.
Total damage to the house is estimated at $170,000.
Police say although they think the residents are be targeted, they don’t know why.
The arson unit is working with the homeowners so they’re prepared if it happens again.