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VIDEO: Cops looking for arson suspect who lit truck on fire

Vehicle was engulfed in flames and badly damaged in the August 2023 incident on Avery Road

Police hope to identify the person responsible for an arson incident that occurred on Avery Road in the early morning hours of Aug. 17, 2023.

At around 2 a.m., the owner of a truck awoke to the sound of their vehicle alarm.

"They discovered their truck engulfed in flames, with a jerrycan of gasoline on the driver’s seat," says a news release issued by Crime Stoppers. "The vehicle suffered significant damage, and the heat caused harm to both a travel trailer and the side of the residence."

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 705-942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477. Anonymous tips may also be submitted online