Nova Scotia storeowner shares brazen video of ‘malicious’ suspected arson – Halifax | 24CA News
A brand new Halifax-area comfort retailer is receiving an outpour of assist on social media after sharing surveillance footage from what the proprietor says was an tried arson.
Munchies, which sells distinctive imported snacks, was set to open its doorways subsequent week after weeks-long renovations on Bedford Highway. But on Tuesday evening, its entrance window and inside have been broken.
In an Instagram put up, proprietor Colin White referred to as the incident a “malicious act.”
The video exhibits an individual throwing a rock into the shop earlier than lighting an object on hearth and throwing it in by way of the broken window.
Halifax Regional Police Const. Nicolas Gagnon informed Global News the incident is being investigated by police. They’re asking anybody with info to return ahead.
White stated he discovered concerning the incident the morning after it occurred, after getting a message on Instagram “apologizing for vandalism at the shop,” as he was on his technique to work on the renovations.
“When I arrived there was actually already police parked out front, and once we went inside we realized it had been more than just a broken window, and they actually attempted to burn the place down.”
In addition to the window, White stated the flooring, cabinetry and the AC unit have been broken.
The 25-year-old business proprietor stated its one other bump within the street after an already tough few years.
“We were getting pretty close to opening… It was kind of a bummer when everything seemed like it was coming together, we were getting excited,” White stated.
“To see something like that happen, see someone who’d want to do that, is pretty disheartening.”
White stated he feels grateful to have had correct insurance coverage arrange together with upgraded safety.
He stated he shared the incident with the general public to warn different business house owners of what might occur.
“Sometimes when you’re young and you’re doing something for the first time, it’s easy to overlook things like that.
“All it takes is waking up one morning and everything’s completely different.”
White stated regardless of the added quantity of labor to be achieved, he’s nonetheless hoping to reopen the shop late subsequent week.
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