NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking witnesses following a suspicious vehicle fire that occurred in the City of Markham.
On Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 shortly after 7 a.m., York Regional Police were called to a parking lot in the area of 19th Avenue and Highway 404 for a report of a vehicle on fire. When officers arrived, they found a tow truck that had been on fire, but was extinguished by Markham Fire and Emergency Services. There were no injuries. Investigators believe that the fire was intentionally set.
Investigators are appealing to anyone who may have been driving northbound on Highway 404 between Elgin Mills Road East and Stouffville Road on Monday, Feb. 3 between 6:50 and 7:10 a.m., that may have had a dashcam recording or who may have witnessed anything suspicious to please come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7541, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, or leave an anonymous tip online.
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