Troy police are investigating several mailbox explosions. The incidents happened in late July.
Two occurred on Davis Court and another on Hubbard Drive, according to investigators.
"It was raining a lot, and I just thought that it was a loud explosion. We thought like a transformer blew up or something like the power went out or something," Sohaib Khanzada, whose neighbor's mailbox was hit, recalled.
Ron Haiasha, another next door neighbor, said, "Yeah, I did hear something, but I didn't know what it was."
"I called the association and I think one of those people here called the police," he told 7 News Detroit.
Now, they're surprised to learn at least three mailboxes were hit the night of July 26. They found out the next day that someone thought it was a good idea to place fireworks i