Police in Surrey are looking for a suspected arsonist who set a fire at the front entrance of a building earlier this month.
R-C-M-P say officers responded to a report of a fire in front of a building in the 139-hundred block of 100 Avenue on June 5th.
Surrey firefighters also responded to the scene and quickly extinguished the flames with minimal damage and no injuries reported.
Police say it is clear the fire was set on purpose, but the suspect's motive is unknown.
R-C-M-P say officers responded to a suspicious fire on Sunday at the Bankhead Convenience Store on Bernard Avenue. No injuries were reported in the fire.
Surrey R-C-M-P say 22-year-old Kwabena Bosiako left the home where he was under house arrest and removed his electronic monitoring device. They say he was awaiting trial on charges related to a robbery that happened on November 22, 2022.
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