VicPD patrol officers are seeking witnesses and video footage following a suspected arson on April 24 in the downtown core on Johnson Street.
Shortly after 4:15 a.m., officers were called to assist the Victoria Fire Department with a vehicle fire, involving a black GMC Sierra in the 1000-block of Johnson Street.
Anyone who was in the 1000-block of Johnson Street or the 1400-block of Vancouver Street between 4-4:30 a.m. on April 24 and has cellphone video, dash camera footage or security camera (CCTV) footage, including from their home or workplace, is asked to call the E-Comm Report Desk at 250-995-7654, extension 1, and reference file number 25-14635.
VicPD has shared surveillance video images to ask the public to help identify possible witnesses.
Two possible witnesses walked west on Johnson past the vehicle and suspect before the fire started, and one possible witness walked north on Vancouver Street after the fire.
Anonymous reports can be made by calling Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submitting a tip online at Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers.
