Fresno Fire Department Seeks Public’s Help Identifying Suspect in Arson Fire

By Anthony W. Haddad

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February 19, 2025

The Fresno Fire Department is seeking information to identify a suspect in a Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, arson fire on North First Street. (FFD)

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The Fresno Fire Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for an arson fire on First Street, between Yale and Weldon avenues, early Friday morning, they said in a statement.

The fire broke out around 3:15 a.m.

Witnesses reported seeing a man running from the scene but could only describe him as an adult male wearing a black hooded sweater.

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The FFD Fire Investigations Unit is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Tips can be made anonymously by calling Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867) or the FFD Arson hotline at (559) 621-ARSN (2767).

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