RCMP vehicle set on fire next to local detachment

PRINCE GEORGE — Local Mounties are investigating after an RCMP vehicle was set on fire next to the Prince George detachment.

RCMP say they responded to the fire shortly after 4:30 a.m. this morning (March 17) near the intersection of 5^th Avenue and Vancouver Street.

“Prince George Fire Services also attended to assist in putting the blaze out. At the time of the fire, the vehicle was unoccupied,” says Cpl. Sonja Blom. “Although the file is still in the early stages, investigators have determined that the fire was the result of arson.”

If you have any information about this or any other criminal offence, you’re aske to contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477 or online at www.northernbccrimestoppers.ca (English only).