Video of arsonist setting fireplace to Richmond porch: RCMP

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An arson suspect poured a flammable liquid on the porch of a Richmond dwelling and set it on fireplace, the entrance door digital camera caught.

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The Mounties launched surveillance footage of the March 27 arson suspect on Thursday. The Richmond RCMP responded to a suspicious fireplace in Block 4100 of Bryson Place round 3 a.m. that day. He’s seen throwing a match and operating away.

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A 23-year-old man was at dwelling on the time and managed to place out the hearth earlier than the home was badly broken.

In response to the Richmond RCMP, the suspect was a middle-aged man carrying a darkish surgical masks, eyeglasses, a ball cap with an oblong emblem, and a long-sleeved puffy jacket with a hood and an inscription on the higher left chest. It says.

He could have been driving a four-door darkish compact sedan corresponding to a Hyundai or a Toyota.

Police are urging anybody with details about the arson or suspected suspect to name 604-278-1212 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca. I’m calling you to report it.