Bridgewater police investigating after floating dock, portable toilet damaged by fire

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Police in Bridgewater, N.S., are investigating a weekend fire and incidents of property damage in the town.

The Bridgewater Police Service and Bridgewater Fire Department responded to Shipyards Landing on south King Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.

Police say, when they arrived, the southernmost section of the floating dock in the LaHave River at Shipyards Landing was on fire.

Crews extinguished the fire, but the dock was destroyed.

While at the scene, emergency responders noticed property owned by the Shipyard Shindig Music and Arts Festival, or its contractors, was also damaged.

Police say they then responded to a report of an overturned portable toilet that was lit on fire near Woodland Gardens and the DesBrisay Museum.

The Bridgewater Police Service is now asking for help from the public as they look for the person or persons who may be responsible for the damage.

Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call police at 902-543-2464.

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