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arsonist sought for setting tesla ablaze in scarborough

an unidentified person approached the parked car and tossed an incendiary device through an open window

by chris doucette
published nov 23, 2024
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an unidentified person is sought for deliberately setting a car ablaze in scarborough earlier this fall. toronto police say officers responded to an arson call in the area of finch ave. e. and mccowan rd. on sept. 29.
“the complainant parked their vehicle, a white tesla model y, in a plaza parking lot,” const. viktor sarudi said in a statement released saturday.
he said a person arrived in a red volkswagen suv, parked on a nearby street, walked to the area of the complainant’s car and “placed an incendiary device inside” of the vehicle through an open window.
investigators need help identifying an arsonist who set fire to a car in a plaza parking lot in scarborough on sept. 29, 2024.
investigators need help identifying an arsonist who set fire to a car in a plaza parking lot in scarborough on sept. 29, 2024. supplied / toronto police
the person then returned to their vehicle and fled the area.
investigators have released images of a suspect, who is described as 6-feet-tall with a heavy build and was wearing a black hooded shirt, black pants and black shoes.
an image of the suspect’s vehicle has also been released.
investigators need help locating this vehicle believed to have been used by an arsonist who set fire to a car in a plaza parking lot in scarborough on sept. 29, 2024.
investigators need help locating this vehicle believed to have been used by an arsonist who set fire to a car in a plaza parking lot in scarborough on sept. 29, 2024. supplied / toronto police
anyone with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of the suspect, or with information regarding the suspect vehicle, is urged to call police at 416-808-4200 or crime stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-tips (8477).
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chris doucette
chris doucette

chris doucette is an award-winning journalist and assistant city editor at the toronto sun. born and raised in toronto, he is a canadian armed forces veteran who has worked at the sun since graduating from print journalism at centennial college in 2002. he has spent much of his career covering crime in the city and abroad, but he also occasionally writes about the military, mma (mixed martial arts) and travel.

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