Castlegar RCMP are looking for two men after a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the front window of a home in the 1200 block of 1st Avenue.
Police say it happened Thursday shortly before 1 p.m. An unknown man allegedly set fire to a red fuel can on the front porch of the home before throwing it through the window.
The homeowner tried to put it out while another resident called 911. Fire crews contained the fire to a single room.
Police are asking anyone with surveillance footage to check for images of two men between 12:30 and 1 p.m. who were wearing charcoal grey or black hooded sweatshirts, dark trousers, dark gloves, and black face masks.
RCMP are also asking anyone who was headed northbound on Columbia Avenue during that time for any dashcam footage that might show a white SUV or longer sedan with tinted front windows.
You’re asked to call Castlegar RCMP at 250-365-7721 if you have any information.
A similar incident occurred in September 2022 in the 2900 block of 5th Avenue. Police have not commented on any possible link. A neighbour was honored for his quick actions in the previous incident, but no one was ever charged with the crime.
During Sgt. Monty Taylor’s regular appearance before city council, councillor Shirley Falstead said she is being asked constantly about the incident.
Taylor replied that the investigation is ongoing, but police consider it “an isolated incident.” “People shouldn’t have to be worried about their houses getting fire bombed,” he said.
Taylor said that in addition to asking the public for footage, they canvassed for video in the neighbourhood but he indicate if they found anything useful.
