Port Hope police treating arson incidents as targeted acts

Port Hope Police say two incidents of arson this week are being treated as targeted acts.

Early Thursday morning, a public works employee discovered a small fire in the area of Walton and Pine streets just north of downtown.

Police said the employee extinguished the fire by kicking snow on it.

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“Another fire was discovered and extinguished before major damage occurred,” police said in a release.

It’s the second case of arson in four days in the same area. Early Sunday morning, a pedestrian discovered a jerrycan on fire underneath the gas tank of a vehicle. An officer was informed and firefighters were called to extinguish that fire.

“Police are continuing the investigation and focusing on these incidents as being targeted rather than random acts,” police said.