Turlock police are requesting assistance through Crime Stoppers to identify an arsonist whose actions were captured on a home security video.
An Instagram post Friday said the fire occurred early Aug. 31 at an occupied residence. The video, time stamped at 2:23 a.m., shows the subject walk up to the front porch of the residence, carrying a water bottle and a 5-gallon bucket.
The person, apparently a man, hurls a heavy object to smash the window and then pours the contents of the bucket through the broken window into the home. According to the post, the plastic bottle and bucket contained gasoline.
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