Facial recognition tracks Denver arson suspect from gas station to Leetsdale apartment fire, investigators say

In the aftermath of a five-alarm fire that destroyed a sprawling apartment construction site in Denver on Jan. 2, investigators used surveillance cameras and facial recognition technology to identify an Aurora man as the suspected arsonist.

Tony Becerra, who was arrested Wednesday, was captured by surveillance cameras filling a container with gasoline an hour before the fire, authorities alleged.

He was later captured leaving the under-construction apartment building at 5377 Leetsdale three minutes before smoke appeared, according to an affidavit filed by a federal investigator…

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