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Man charged with arson after fire outside Hamilton church

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L&A OPP have charged Jay Bradley with two counts of arson with disregard for human life, criminal harassment and threatening conduct along with possession of incendiary material – Nov 4, 2023

Police say they’ve connected an early October blaze at a Dundurn Street church in Hamilton, Ont., with a 44-year-old man.

Investigators say the man is allegedly responsible for a “smouldering” blaze in a recycling bin beside a gas meter at the First Unitarian Church of Hamilton near Dundurn and Hill Street.

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The small blaze was put out by Hamilton Fire, around 7 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, not long after it started,

The Hamilton man, identified in a police release, was arrested last Wednesday.

He’s facing two charges in all, arson and possession of incendiary material.

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