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Three arrested for setting fire to playground

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    Naugatuck, Connecticut (WFSB) — Three people face charges for vandalizing a park in Naugatuck.

Police said they arrested Benjamin Day, 21, of Naugatuck, Colin LeClerc, 21, and 19-year-old Julius Emerald Castro of Waterbury.

Officers said they responded to Linden Park for a fire on Nov. 2 just after 1:50 a.m.

When they arrived, they said they found playground equipment on fire and two knocked over portable restrooms.

The three suspects were found walking in the area during the investigation.

Police determined that they were behind the fire.

Day, LeClerc and Castro were charged with first-degree criminal mischief.

Castro was additionally charged with reckless burning.

They faced a judge on Friday in Waterbury Superior Court and held on $5,000 bonds.

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