Investigators are working to determine a motive after they arrested a woman for allegedly setting fire to a utility pole, disrupting power for thousands of customers.
Police in Sterling Heights said the 38-year-old Pittsfield Township woman is also suspected in similar incidents in other communities, including a recent fire that destroyed an auto parts store in Ypsilanti.
Around 8 p.m. on Oct. 1, officers were dispatched to the area of 12220 Hall Road for a report of a utility pole on fire and possible wires down, Sterling Heights Police Lt. Lamar Kashat said…