Video – Durham Police – Suspect Wanted After a Tow-Truck Arson in Ajax

Pete Fisher
5 years ago
• Categories: Police Blotter

Investigators are looking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in this vehicle arson.

After the incident on February 29, 2020, the suspect fled on foot in the residential neighborhood.

The suspect is described as male, black, wearing dark clothing.

Investigators are releasing a video depicting an unknown suspect prior to the arson. To view our video update please visit – https://youtu.be/j53JCcxvHVg

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Det. Fisher of the West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2530.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.

ORIGINAL MEDIA RELEASE SENT MARCH 6, 2020

Suspect Wanted After a Tow-Truck Arson in Ajax

Police are releasing a photo of a suspect that investigators are trying to identify after a suspicious tow-truck fire in Ajax.

On Saturday, February 29, 2020, at approximately 1:10 p.m., members of West Division responded to a vehicle fire near the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Betts Road. Officers arrived to find a Chevrolet tow-truck fully engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished by Ajax Fire and Emergency Services. There were no reported injuries.

Investigators are treating this as an arson.

The suspect is described as male, black, wearing dark clothing.

The surveillance photo is attached or it can be viewed at www.drps.ca under Newsroom.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Det. Fisher of the West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2530.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.