An increase in suspicious fires in the central area of the city has prompted an investigation by the Windsor Police Arson Unit.
Police say over the last six weeks there have been a number of fires to detached structures, fences and other property which have been deemed suspicious in nature.
There was also a suspicious residential and vehicle fire during this time period.
Officers say there is no information that they are related to each other.
The area of focus includes; Tecumseh Road to Riverside Drive and Crawford Avenue to Moy Avenue.
There were four suspicious fires most recently between Aug. 4 and Aug. 8, which appear to have been intentionally set.
The properties are located in the 300 block of Bruce Avenue (detached garage), 300 Hanna Street West (vehicles), 890 Victoria Avenue (shed) and 400 Tecumseh Road West (upper unit residence).
On Friday Aug. 4, at about 5:30p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a suspicious fire at an abandoned residence in the 400 block of Marentette Avenue.
Investigation revealed two males exiting a small four door silver vehicle, then entering and leaving the property just prior to the fire.
Descriptions Provided:
Vehicle: smaller silver four-door vehicle with sunroof.
Suspect 1: Male, light skin, wearing a white cut off t-shirt, light jeans, baseball cap, dark shoes.
Suspect 2: Male, light to medium skin tone, dark hair, wearing a dark coloured shirt, dark pants.
The arson unit would like to remind the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity or persons, especially those occurring in alleyways during the evening and early morning hours.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Windsor Police Arson Unit at 519-255-6700 ext. 4330, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com.
