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Windsor police release new video in Thanksgiving Day fire

Windsor police have released additional video of a suspect in connection with a suspicious fire on Thanksgiving morning.

Police report they responded to a fire on Ottawa Street between Hall Avenue and Pierre Street around 7:30 a.m. Monday.

The building housed commercial and residential units, and caused around $1-million in damage.

Surveillance video captured a person of interest running from behind the building, then heading north on Hall Avenue around 5 a.m. The person has a thin-to-medium build and was wearing a dark-coloured hoodie, black pants, large work boots and light-coloured gloves.

Police released additional footage on Friday.

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Investigators ask residents and business owners in the immediate area to review any surveillance or dashcam footage recorded between 3:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Monday, and notify police if they see anything unusual.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Windsor Police Arson Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4330.

-with files from Maureen Revait

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