Suspect Wanted After Tow-Truck Arson in Oshawa

Police are looking for a suspect after a suspicious tow-truck fire in Oshawa.

On Thursday, August 31, 2023, at approximately 4:05 a.m., members of Central East Division responded to a vehicle fire on Norwill Crescent in Oshawa. Officers arrived to find a White GMC tow-truck fully engulfed in flames. Oshawa Fire Services extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries.

Investigators are treating this as an arson.

Investigators are asking for any witnesses or homeowners in the area with video surveillance that would assist in identifying the suspect(s), to contact them.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call D/Cst. Trafford of the Central East Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2739.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.

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