{"id":6717,"date":"2026-04-15T23:32:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/6717\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:32:29","slug":"calgary-police-seek-publics-help-in-identifying-bridlewood-arson-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/6717\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary police seek public\u2019s help in identifying Bridlewood arson suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Calgary police are asking for the public\u2019s help in identifying two people believed to be responsible for an early morning fire that damaged a home with a detached garage in the southwest community of Bridlewood earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police have confirmed to Global News that there was a family sleeping inside the house the time.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to the home in the 100 block of Bridlewood Avenue S.W. around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1.<\/p>\n<p>Arson investigators said two people entered the back yard of the residence and deliberately set fire to the garage and attempted to also set fire to the home before fleeing in a waiting vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tArson investigators said the two suspects set fire to the detached garage then attempted to also set fire to the home.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>After being unable to determine the identity of the suspects, police have now released a photo of one suspect and are asking for public help identifying him.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He is described as approximately 50 years old, about 180 cm (five feet, 10 inches) tall with a medium build, short grey hair and a tattoo on the left side of his neck.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<p>He was wearing a grey hoodie over a blue T-shirt, dark-coloured pants and white sneakers.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tCalgary police have released several photos of one of the suspects in hopes that someone from the public may be able to provide information to help identify him.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPhoto supplied by Calgary Police\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about his identity or the fire is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234.<\/p>\n<p>Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at <a href=\"https:\/\/calgarycrimestoppers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.calgarycrimestoppers.org<\/a> or by downloading the Crime Stoppers app, P3 Tips, from the app store.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Calgary police release photos of a potential suspect in an ongoing arson investigation'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ARSON.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:43<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalgary police release photos of a potential suspect in an ongoing arson investigation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Video<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus 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