Suspicious fires that destroyed two Indian eating places in Scarborough final week are believed to be related in a suspected arson investigation, in keeping with police.
Within the early morning hours of Friday, Might 23, emergency crews have been referred to as to Shaaz Indian Delicacies, situated at 2300 Lawrence Avenue East, after three masked suspects allegedly compelled their manner into the restaurant.
Surveillance footage reveals the suspects pouring what police describe as “accelerant” all through the premises. The suspects then set hearth to the constructing earlier than fleeing the realm.
“A number of staff who have been inside on the time have been in a position to exit safely and weren’t injured,” Constable Stephanie Miceli of the Toronto Police Service introduced in an replace offered on Tuesday.
Photograph of a Scarborough restaurant destroyed by hearth.
Simply over 24 hours later, police have been referred to as to a different hearth at a restuarant in the identical basic space referred to as Bisi Bisi, which is situated at 1198 Kennedy Highway, close to Lawrence Avenue East.
In that case, police say two masked suspects broke in and set a hearth contained in the restaurant utilizing an accelerant and fled the scene in a silver SUV.
“Presently, we do imagine that these two incidents are related,” Miceli added.
Authorities have launch a picture of a suspect car. (TPS)
Each eating places are owned by the identical individuals in keeping with Toronto lawyer Rajesh Kumar, who represents the house owners. In an interview with CityNews, he referred to as the fires a “deliberate and cowardly act of arson.”
“This was probably not an assault on a enterprise however a violation of security and belief in our neighborhood,” stated Kumar. “The Shaaz restaurant has been a pillar of the local people for years. The second restaurant, Bisi Bisi, actually opened over every week in the past. So allow us to be clear, this type of felony exercise has no place in Canada.”
On Tuesday, police launched photographs of the 2 suspects and a car which is believed to be related to the second investigation.
The 2 suspects are each described as males with skinny builds. They have been final seen sporting dark-coloured clothes.
Photograph reveals to suspects who’re needed in an arson investigation. (TPS)
The alleged getaway car is described as a silver SUV or probably a Honda CRV, with a purple gentle on the driving force’s aspect of the dashboard.
In the meantime, police say a 3rd hearth that broke out at a close-by Greek Café on Tuesday morning shouldn’t be related to the arson investigation.
