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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.

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.

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.

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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