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Tow truck fire in Aurora driveway 'suspicious': police

Police are looking for witnesses to the early Sunday morning blaze near Bathurst and Wellington
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NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the #1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are seeking witnesses following a suspicious tow truck fire that occurred in the Town of Aurora.

On Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, shortly after 5 a.m., York Regional Police were called to a residence on McLeod Drive, which is in the area of Bathurst Street and Wellington Street West, for a report of a tow truck on fire in a driveway. When officers arrived, they found a tow truck that had been on fire, along with an empty gas container, lying nearby. There were no injuries.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious is asked to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7141, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.

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