FORT LAUDERDALE – The search is on for an arsonist who used a lit flare to place a Broward sheriff’s deputy at risk.
On July third, round 1:30 a.m., the deputy was parked in his marked patrol car close to the 1000 block of West Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach when he seen heavy smoke coming from the car’s rear passenger facet.
A passerby additionally flagged the deputy down and instructed him that his rear passenger tire was on fire. The deputy instantly received out of the car and located a lit flare.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue was referred to as they usually put out the fire.
Investigators mentioned the deputy was within the space with his emergency lights activated to discourage avenue racers from rushing down Hillsboro Boulevard when somebody lit the flare that positioned the deputy’s life at risk.
Anyone with information is urged to name the sheriff’s workplace at (954) 321-4200, submit a tip by means of the SaferWatch App, or contact Broward Crime Stoppers at (954) 493-TIPS (8477), or on-line at browardcrimestoppers.org. Â
