San Rafael police investigate arson at Target

San Rafael police are requesting the public’s help in identifying an arsonist who started a trash can fire outside the Target store.

Security cameras recorded the arsonist at the store on Shoreline Parkway late Monday night. He used a “flammable accelerant” to burn a small bag of garbage and a cardboard box in a bin outside an exit door, San Rafael police Sgt. Justin Graham said.

The fire caused an estimated $2,500 in damage to the building, Graham said. The arsonist might have been injured by the flames.