Man Arrested for Setting Playground on Fire in New Berlin

Biwer Park in New Berlin damaged by vandalism fires

Man arrested for setting playground on fire in New Berlin

MILWAUKEE — A 19-year-old is under arrest after allegedly setting fire to a playground in New Berlin. Police responded to calls from neighbors around 4:40 a.m. on May 29 to reports that Biwer Park was on fire. Witnesses told officers that they saw a man in the park with a gas can. Officers found the merry-go-round on fire when they arrived, which the New Berlin Fire Department was able to put the fire out. Police later found and arrested a 19-ye…

Arrest made after New Berlin playground set on fire with Molotov cocktails

New Berlin police have arrested a man they believe set fire to a city park's playground equipment early Friday morning.

New Berlin man accused of setting fire to playground with Molotov cocktails

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19-year-old New Berlin man arrested after allegedly using Molotov cocktails to start fire at Biewer Park

A 19-year-old New Berlin man was arrested after police said he used a series of Molotov cocktails to start a fire at Biewer Park early Friday morning.Officers responded to the park around 4:40 a.m. following reports from neighbors that the park was on fire, with some witnesses claiming to have seen a man in the park with a gas can. At the park, officers found the parks merry-go-round on fire, which was extinguished by the New Berlin Fire Departm…

New Berlin playground arson, merry-go-round destroyed; man arrested

A 19-year-old man was arrested following an arson investigation at Biwer Park in New Berlin on Friday, May 29.