Police asking for help to ID person of interest in suspicious Westboro fire
Posted Mar 6, 2025 11:54:15 AM.
Last Updated Mar 6, 2025 01:07:44 PM.
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest following a suspicious fire in the Westboro area.
According to OPS, on Sunday, Dec. 1st at 6:10 a.m., police were called to a residential fire in the 400 block of Kenwood Avenue. Officers responding to the scene were a part of a tiered response with Ottawa Fire Services, they noted in a news release.
When fire crews arrived, the front porch of the single family home was already engulfed with flames — extending to the ceiling and through the roof. Minutes later, additional resources arrived.
Following a search of the home, no one was found and the fire was under control by 7:01 a.m.
Ottawa police identified a person on video surveillance running in the area between 5:40 a.m. 5:50 a.m. that day.
The individual — seen wearing all black and running towards Roosevelt Avenue — may have witnessed the incident or have information for police, wrote OPS.
Ottawa police are asking anyone with information about this person or incident, to contact the Arson Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2202 or by email at arson@ottawapolice.ca.
To submit an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.
