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Boo! Revelers celebrate the spookiest of holidays
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-01 19:25
A mayoral spokesman said 65 of the 96 fires reported Thursday through late Friday were suspicious. The total reported was consistent with last year. At its peak in 1984, 810 fires were reported in Detroit from Oct. 29 to 31, fueled by Devil's Night's growing notoriety and the city's large number of abandoned buildings. Meanwhile, a Long Island man was struck and his home robbed after he answered his front door to three costumed men - including one dressed as Superman - who were pretending to be trick-or-treaters. The assailants forced their way into the man's home and bound him, police said. They said he was struck in the head and that the suspects took off with cash. Police said the victim, who was treated for a minor laceration, was able to free himself and go to a neighbor's house for help.
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