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Kingston police look for suspect they say hitched a ride, then set vehicle on fire

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Police investigate suspicious vehicle fire in downtown Kingston
Archive footage from June 1 2018: A vehicle fire in downtown Kingston overnight is being treated as suspicious, according to Kingston police. The call was put out to Kingston Fire and Rescue just before 3 o'clock Friday morning – Jun 1, 2018

Kingston police say a woman hitched a ride with a man and at the end of their journey, lit his vehicle on fire.

According to Kingston police, a man was approached by a woman on June 1 at around 1 a.m while he was stopped in traffic at a Belleville intersection. She asked if he could drive her to Kingston and he agreed, and they travelled to Kingston along Highway 2.

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They arrived in Kingston around 3:30 a.m. and the woman asked to be dropped off on Queen Street, east of Division Street.

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According to police, as she exited the vehicle, the woman lit a piece of material and tossed it in the rear seat, which caused the car to become engulfed in flames.

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She was last seen walking westbound on Queen Street.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Det. Graedon Schaule at gschaule@kingstonpolice.ca or 613-549-4660 ext. 6272.

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