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Calgary police look for suspect who they believe set string of fires

A vehicle at Calgary Police Service headquarters on Thursday, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary police are looking to identify a man believed to be responsible for three fires investigators say were intentionally set within a three-hour window on April 2.

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Police believe the fires, which happened between 6:45 a.m. and just after 8:30 a.m., are all connected.

The first blaze happened at about 6:45 a.m. at a home that was set to be demolished in the 3800 block of 1 Street N.W., and destroyed a detached garage on the property and damaged a nearby garage.

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At 8:30 a.m., items in the back of a Ford F-150 pickup truck parked in the 100 block of 43 Avenue N.W. were set on fire.

Minutes later, a small wood enclosure in the same alley the pickup truck was parked in was set on fire. That blaze, the starting of which was caught on a CCTV camera, spread to a nearby garbage bin and a large tree in the backyard of a home.

The suspect seen in the CCTV footage is described as being 50 to 60 years old with a grey beard and average build. He was seen wearing a black and red baseball cap, light blue jeans and a black jacket with a grey hoodie. He was carrying a maroon and white backpack and plastic bag.

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Anyone with information about the fires is asked to contact police at 403-233-1234, or to contact Crime Stoppers.

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