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Woman’s grandson charged with setting her SUV on fire in Halton Hills

Halton police are looking for the driver of a van who blew through a RIDE spot check early Tuesday morning.
Halton police are looking for the driver of a van who blew through a RIDE spot check early Tuesday morning. Halton Regional Police Service

A Halton Hills man has been charged with arson, in connection with a vehicle fire.

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Shortly before midnight Thursday, Aug. 2, a resident on Fourth Line called the fire department when she noticed her 2010 Ford Flex SUV was on fire on her driveway.

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Responding crews extinguished the fire, but the vehicle was gutted by the flames. Police say a man who was walking away from the fire was arrested for arson.

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Police say the accused, 32-year-old Kenneth Hume, is the grandson of the owner of the SUV. Police say they’re continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fire.

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