Guelph police say one of their officers allegedly caught a 20-year-old man setting a fire inside a house in the city’s south end on Friday evening.
The officer was at an address on Darnell Drive and saw smoke coming from the house.
Police said the officer saw a man set a fire on the kitchen stove, then flee. He was later arrested by police after a foot chase.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
The Guelph Fire Department extinguished the fire and damage was minimal.
Police said no one else was home at the time.
The 20-year-old man has been charged with arson, mischief and breaching a probation order.
- Former NHL enforcer charged in ‘unprovoked assault’ on Maple Ridge taxi driver
- Calgary police issue warning to public following trio of impaired driving crashes
- Toronto police officer charged with sexual assault, child luring offences: SIU
- Man left with ‘life-altering injuries’ after daylight Beltline shooting in public park
BELOW: Fire destroys home in Brighton leaving six homeless
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.