The Nanaimo RCMP is investigating an arson incident

July 22, 2025 - Nanaimo, British Columbia
From: Nanaimo RCMP

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2025-21804

On July 12, 2025, at approximately midnight, in the 600 block of Kennedy Street in Nanaimo, an unknown male set fire to a cedar planter box on a porch.  The homeowner saw the flames, ran outside to douse the fire and called 911. Nanaimo Fire and Rescue responded and prevented any damage to the exterior of the home.  A neighbour’s surveillance camera captured the fire and a possible male suspect.

Police are requesting that residents in the 600 block of Kennedy review their surveillance cameras and dashcams for any images of a male between the hours of 11:30 pm on July 12 and 12:30 am on July 13. The male was wearing:

a light-coloured shirt, 
dark knee-length shorts,
dark shoes,
a backpack.

Please call the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 if you have information that can aide in the ongoing investigation.
 

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