A neighbour’s surveillance camera captured the fire and a possible male suspect.
Police are investigating an arson after someone set fire to a cedar planter box on the porch of a Nanaimo home.
The fire was set about midnight Friday night in the 600 block of Kennedy Street. The homeowner saw the flames, called 911 and ran outside to douse the flames with a hose, RCMP said.
Nanaimo Fire and Rescue responded and prevented any damage to the exterior of the home.
A neighbour’s surveillance camera captured the fire and a possible male suspect.
Police are requesting that residents in the area review surveillance cameras and dashcams for any images of a male wearing a light-coloured shirt, dark knee-length shorts, dark shoes and a backpack between the hours of 11:30 p.m. on July 11 and 12:30 a.m. on July 12.
Nanaimo RCMP said it is not releasing an image of the suspect at this time.
Anyone with information that could help in the ongoing investigation is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345.
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