Crime & Safety

LOOK: Do You Know This Convenience Store Arson Suspect?

Police in the Bay Area are looking for a male who's suspected of starting a Dumpster fire at a 7-Eleven late Sunday night.

NORTH BAY, CA -- Police in Sonoma County are looking for a man who's suspected of starting a Dumpster fire at a Petaluma 7-Eleven.

At about 11:45 pm on Sunday, Feb. 26, officers were dispatched to an arson investigation at the 7-Eleven located at 2000 Lakeville Highway in Petaluma.

A male subject was seen arriving in the parking lot of the convenience store in a new model red four door sedan, exiting the vehicle and setting the contents inside the Dumpster on fire and then leaving before police arrived.

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The Petaluma Fire Department also responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze.

The suspect in the case is described as a white male adult, about five feet ten inches tall in his mid-to-late 20s, described as clean shaven with dark brown hair, and wearing a long white sleeve shirt and black pants.

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Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Petaluma Police Officer Matthew Parnow at (707) 778-4372 and reference case number 17-1027.

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