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Arson causes ‘extensive damage’ to vehicle in Toronto, police say

Police released this image of a suspect. Handout / Toronto Police

Toronto police have released an image of a suspect after an arson caused “extensive damage” to a vehicle on Monday.

Police said emergency crews were called at 1:10 p.m. to a fire in the area of Queen Street West and Augusta Avenue, just west of Spadina Avenue.

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Police said a person lit a fire on the side of a building, which then spread to a vehicle that was parked.

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The fire caused “extensive damage” to the vehicle, police said.

Police described the suspect as having a medium to large build and was wearing dark shoes, dark pants, a grey hoodie and an orange jacket.

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Anyone with information on the incident is being asked to contact police at 416-808-1400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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