Crime

Police searching for man suspected of lighting trash barrel fires on Boston Common

The man also allegedly set barrels on fire on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

The man suspected of setting trash barrels on fire on Boston Common and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Boston police

Boston police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of lighting trash barrels on fire on Boston Common.

The suspect allegedly lit several trash barrels on fire on the Common and on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall around 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Anyone with information regarding the incidents or the identity of the suspect is asked to call the Boston Police Fire Investigation Unit at 617-343-2202 or the department’s anonymous tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS.

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