Suspect tries to torch man in car
Sep 21, 2012, 5:12 AM | Updated: 9:57 am
Seattle Police are looking for a suspect who tried to torch a car and its driver Tuesday in the University District.
Police say it happened around 3:45 pm, when the victim got into his car parked in the alley behind his home near NE 47th Street and 15th Avenue NE.
A man walked up behind the victim sitting in his car, pulled out a can of lighter fluid, and sprayed it on the back of the car.
The suspect then lit a match and threw it on the victim’s car. The lighter fluid didn’t ignite.
The victim got out of his car and confronted the suspect, who mumbled something about a “barbecue” and walked away.
Police describe the suspect as a white male, 30-40 years old, 6’0, 180 pounds, clean shaven, with dark hair, wearing a yellow button-up shirt, khaki shorts, a backpack and a black baseball cap.
There’s no word on a potential motive. The victim called 911 and reported the incident, but officers weren’t able to find the suspect.
Anyone with any information about the suspect, is asked to contact SPD’s Arson/Bomb Squad at 206-684-8980.
