Police seeking witnesses to Christmas Eve fire

Prince George, Information Wanted

2025-01-03 10:33 PST

File # 2024-42298

Prince George RCMP is looking for any witnesses to a fire that occurred on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at the weigh scales on Highway 97 South. The fire was reported to police around 6:20 a.m., and is currently being investigated as suspicious.

Emergency responders arriving at the location noted two pick up trucks leaving the vicinity but were not able to obtain any license plate information to provide to investigators.

Photo of the building showing the fire damage
Click here for a larger photo of the building showing the fire damage

Police officers are also looking into orange spray-paint graffiti on a nearby sea-can that was, according to employees at the location, not there the previous day. The graffiti reads, good job McCreadie. Police believe it may be related to several recent impaired driving investigations and that the graffiti and the arson are connected, states Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.

Photo of the graffiti on the sea-can that reads <q>good job McCreadie</q>
Click here for a larger photo of the graffiti on the sea-can that reads good job McCreadie

Investigators are hoping that someone passing by that section of the highway might have dash camera footage that caught people or vehicles approaching or leaving the area in the time before the fire was reported to police. If you have information relating to this investigation, please call the Prince George RCMP non-emergency line at 250-561-3321 to speak with an investigator.

You can view an interactive Crime Map that provides information about recent and historical property crime incidents by visiting princegeorge.ca/crime-map.

Released by:

Cpl. Jennifer Cooper
Communications NCO / Media Relations Officer
Prince George RCMP
455 Victoria Street, Prince George, BC, V2L 0B7
Office: 250-561-3300

Email: princegeorge_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: princegeorge.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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