Crime of the week – Police investigate suspicious fire, Joggins, N.S.

Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's assistance in solving a suspicious residential fire. On October 3rd, 2014, in the early morning hours, Cumberland County RCMP and local Fire responded to a residential fire on Hardscrabble Rd.

Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s assistance in solving a suspicious residential fire.

On October 3rd, 2014, in the early morning hours, Cumberland County RCMP and local Fire responded to a residential fire on Hardscrabble Rd.

The home, unoccupied at the time, burnt to the ground. Fire investigators determined the fire to be suspicious in nature.

If you have any information on this or any other serious crime please call Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), text TIP202 + your message to ‘CRIMES’ (274637) or by Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca. Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash reward from $50 -$2000.

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