WATCH: Tow truck arsonist caught on camera in Ajax, Durham Police looking for suspect
Posted January 8, 2021 2:23 pm.
Last Updated January 8, 2021 4:41 pm.
Durham police are trying to identify a suspect who fled from responding offers after a vehicle was torched Friday morning in Ajax.
Investigators said shortly after 6 a.m., they responded to a vehicle fire on Gamble Drive in Ajax.
Officers arrived to find a Chevrolet tow-truck fully engulfed in flames and were able to extinguish the blaze quickly.
There were no reported injuries.
Police said they spotted the suspect vehicle and attempted to pull it over. The suspect failed to stop and fled the scene at a high rate of speed.
The suspect vehicle is described as a red/orange SUV that was last seen in the area of Harwood Avenue and Kingston Road.
Investigators are treating this as arson and describe the suspect as male.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
