Youth suspect sought in arson
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RCMP are searching for a youth believed to have started a fire at an abandoned apartment complex.
Officers were sent to the complex on Princeton Drive in Thompson at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday. The fire was contained to several former apartment units on the main level, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.
A preliminary investigation determined arson was the cause and that a male youth was seen running away from the scene.
He was described as 4-11 in height and wearing brown pants, a black hoodie and a black hat.
Police asked anyone with information about the fire or the suspect to contact the Thompson RCMP detachment at 204-677-6909, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online.