PHILADELPHIA, PA – Police in Philadelphia are searching for a man who attempted to burn a home in the Newbold section of the city last week.
According to police, on Friday, the man entered an alleyway on the 1400 block of Wharton Street at around 1:00 with a can of gasoline. He went to the rear yard of the home and set a fire, leaving the gasoline can as he fled the scene.
Neighborhood surveillance cameras captured the suspect carrying the red plastic container approaching the alley way.