CHICAGO — A guitar-toting firebug set at least three arson fires on the North Side and Chicago police are hoping someone will recognize him. The fires were all set in the early morning hours of November 24, 2024, but police are only now releasing surveillance video and details about the crimes.
CPD said the man set fires in the 1300 block of West Early at 2:45 a.m.; the 5600 block of North Ridge at 2:55 a.m.; and the 5800 block of North Glenwood at 3:20 a.m. He is White, has medium-length hair, and may have had a mustache in November. He was wearing a long dark coat and a fedora as he walked around with a colorful guitar case on his back.
In a video released Friday, the man is seen lighting a piece of paper on fire and tossing it into a residential garbage bin on Early Avenue. As he walks away, the flames grow bigger and bigger. According to the video, he is suspected of setting “several” similar fires.
Anyone with information that could help with the police investigation can contact arson detectives at 312-746-7618 regarding case #JH509735.
