Police in St. Thomas are looking for more information as they investigate an attempted arson.
Police say that officers on patrol were walking on the north side of Talbot Street, near Ross Street, around 4 a.m. Thursday when they spotted an attempted arson at a downtown building.
According to police, officers discovered that someone had tied a blanket to the door handle of the building, and piled a small stack of paper at the foot of the door, and lit them on fire.
Police say blanket was found melted but not on fire and the papers were smoldering. Officers extinguished the pile of papers and no damage was done to the glass door.
Police continue to investigate the incident, and are asking any one with information about this incident please contact St. Thomas police at 519-631-1224, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.