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By Pete McIntyre
residential fire

Person of interest in arson case identified by police

Jun 6, 2020 | 8:54 AM

Salmon Arm RCMP has now identified a man considered a person of interest in a criminal arson investigation.

A Salmon Arm RCMP officer spotted an individual matching the person of interest while on patrol on June 4 at approximately 6:15 p.m.

The man has now been positively identified and taken into police custody and the investigation continues.

On June 4 just after 6 a.m., Salmon Arm RCMP were called to assist the Salmon Arm Fire Department who were actively engaged in battling a residential structure fire in the 3300-block of 10th Avenue NE in Salmon Arm.

The blaze had fully engulfed the garage workshop before it could be extinguished by fire crews, who prevented it from spreading to other nearby homes.

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Investigators believed the fire may have been deliberately set, and were investigating it as an arson.

An image of an individual considered a person of interest, obtained from video surveillance footage captured in the area prior to the fire being discovered, was released to media.

Anyone with additional information are asked to call the Salmon Arm RCMP at 250-832-6044.

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