Public assistance sought to investigate Tuesday fire in Hillhurst [Video]

Calgary police are seeking public assistance in relation to a Tuesday fire in Hillhurst that they believe was deliberately set.

That day, at around 3:10 a.m., police and fire crews were called to a home in the 1700 block of Eighth Avenue N.W. that was on fire.

Fire crews arrived and extinguished the fire. No one was injured, and the damage to the home appeared to be minimal.

However, an investigation revealed that a number of residents from surrounding properties in the area said they received threatening letters asking for bitcoin transfers that were left on the front steps of their homes.

Police are asking residents of the neighbourhoods of Hillhurst, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill and West Hillhurst for CCTV footage that might help them identify who dropped off the letters.

Anyone with information or video footage of people or vehicles in the area surrounding the 1700 block of Eighth Ave. …