Tow truck deliberately set ablaze in Oshawa

It's the second such blaze in the GTA in two days that a tow truck has been set on fire

Published Aug 31, 2023 • Last updated Aug 31, 2023 • 1 minute read

Durham Regional Police vehicle. Photo by VERONICA HENRI / FILES /TORONTO SUN

A tow truck was allegedly set on fire for the second time in two days in the Greater Toronto Area.

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Durham Regional Police say officers responded to a vehicle on fire on Norwill Cr., in Oshawa, on Thursday just after 4 a.m.

Officers arrived to find a White GMC tow truck fully engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished and there were no reported injuries.

Investigators are treating this as an arson.

Police are asking for any witnesses or homeowners in the area with video surveillance that would assist in identifying the suspect(s) to contact them at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 2739., or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca.

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A day earlier, cops responded to a tow truck blaze in Richmond Hill.

York Regional Police say officers were called to a home on Bayel Cr. around 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of a vehicle on fire.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a tow truck fully engulfed in flames. It was extinguished and no one was injured.

Investigators believe the fire was intentionally set and that the culprits may have been driving a dark-coloured SUV.

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