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2 men charged following arson investigation in Lindsay: police

Police in Lindsay arrested two men in connection to a fire on May 5, 2021. Global News Peterborough file

Two Lindsay, Ont., men face arson and other charges following a fire on Wednesday night.

City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service responded to a fire around 11:30 p.m. at a building on St. David Street in Lindsay’s east end.

Police found smoke coming from the building. Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue quickly extinguished the blaze, police said.

“They (firefighters) determined the fire was suspicious and an investigation was launched,” police said.

On Thursday, police arrested two individuals.

Colton Harvey, 20, and Tyler O’Brien-Sutherland, 19, both of Lindsay, were each charged with arson, break and enter and mischief.

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They were released and are scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on June 17, police said Friday.

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