Edmonton Police Are Asking the Public to Help Identify Two Suspects in What the Force Calls a Break and Enter and Arson at a Restaurant Near 124 Street and 167 Avenue on August 20, and Say One Suspect Used an Axe to Smash the Front Entrance Glass Before the Pair Ignited a Jerry Can Inside the Business (October 28, 2026)
Edmonton police are asking the public to help identify two suspects in what the force describes as a break and enter and arson at a restaurant near 124 Street and 167 Avenue. The force says the incident happened at about 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2026, that one suspect used an axe to smash the front entrance glass, and that the pair then ignited a jerry can inside the business. The Edmonton Police Service published the appeal on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. under media release number 26R084, more than two months after the incident. No arrest has been reported and the release names no charges.
Legal status: No arrest and no charge have been reported. This is a public appeal for help identifying two suspects, and anyone eventually charged is presumed innocent.
The Suspect Descriptions
The release describes the first suspect as female, wearing a camouflage hoodie, black leggings and white high-top runners, and says she was last seen riding a BMX bicycle away from the scene. It describes the second suspect as female, wearing all dark clothing and black sandals, and says she left on foot in an unknown direction.
The release asks anyone with information to call 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.
The Restaurant and the Damage
The release does not name the restaurant and does not describe the extent of the fire damage. It does not say whether anyone was inside the business at the time.
The File, as the Release Sets It Out
- When: About 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
- Where: A restaurant near 124 Street and 167 Avenue, Edmonton.
- What the force describes: One suspect used an axe to smash the front entrance glass to gain access; once inside, a second suspect brought in a jerry can, which the pair then ignited.
- Suspect one: Female, camouflage hoodie, black leggings, white high-top runners; last seen riding a BMX bicycle away from the scene.
- Suspect two: Female, all dark clothing, black sandals; left on foot in an unknown direction.
Timeline
- Thursday, August 20, 2026, about 4:30 a.m.The break and enter and fire at a restaurant near 124 Street and 167 Avenue, according to the release.
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m.The Edmonton Police Service publishes media release 26R084 asking the public to help identify the two suspects.
Issued the public appeal for help identifying the two suspects.
Related Files
Sources
- Edmonton Police Service, “Police looking to identify suspects in summer break and enter and arson,” October 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m. — for the incident and the appeal — edmontonpolice.ca
Nobody has been charged in this file and nothing in it has been tested in court; anyone eventually charged is presumed innocent. The information is that of the Edmonton Police Service, as published in its release of October 28, 2026. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
