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By James Peters

Arson Investigations

Deliberately set fires destroy bench, vehicle in Salmon Arm

Nov 26, 2025 | 3:23 PM

SALMON ARM, B.C. — Police in Salmon Arm are investigating a pair of arson fires.

In a news release, Cst. Andrew Hodges of Salmon Arm RCMP says the first fire was discovered last Friday (Nov. 21) at about 1:20 a.m., in the 300-block of Hudson Avenue Northeast.

A wooden bench had been set ablaze. The two-metre-high flames were large enough to damage a nearby bank building.

Then on Tuesday at about 2:55 a.m., Mounties found a vehicle had been ignited on Shuswap Street near First Avenue Southwest.

Once the flames were snuffed out, police tracked down the rightful owners by way of the vehicle’s VIN. They were not aware of the fire or why anyone would want to target their vehicle.

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RCMP are asking that anyone with further information or relevant dashcam footage contact the Salmon Arm detachment at (250) 832-6044, quoting file numbers 2025-6988 and 2025-7059.