DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk County authorities are asking for the public's help in finding an arson suspect spotted on camera lighting a car, and themselves, on fire last Friday.
It happened at a parking lot near the intersection of NE 51st Avenue and NE 17th Street at 11:17 p.m., according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect captured on camera could have sustained injuries to one or possibly both arms, according to the video obtained by investigators.
The suspect's vehicle, a white sedan with darker back w heels, was spotted on camera.
The Sheriff's Office provided pictures of the vehicle, which appears to have a darker-colored wheel on the rear, driver side.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should call Crime Stoppers at 515-223-1400 or 800-452- 1111.