Arsonist

• Toronto man sentenced to 5 1/2 years for arson fire that killed 4 pets

  Madam Justice Anny Molloy rejected Bradley Oliver's defence that fire was accidental. She called the deaths of the animals and danger to others aggravating factors in the crime.

  Crime

  Jun 16, 2023
  
• Woman arrested for arson after fire destroys Surrey Orthodox church

  Investigators confirmed the woman attempted to first set a fire at the church on July 14 and then returned on July 19 to set a second fire that burned down the church.

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2021
  
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• Longueuil police investigate multiple overnight fires in Boucherville

  Starting at around 2:40 a.m., four fires were set ablaze in the span of 10 minutes, according to Longueuil police.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2021
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• Vancouver police seek man caught on video setting fire to homeless woman’s blankets

  Police released security video of the incident, which happened just outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Hamilton Street around 4 a.m. on Dec. 13.

  Crime

  Jan 12, 2021
• Serial arsonist suspected in Burnaby after occupied tent, vehicles set on fire

  Both people, who'd been asleep in the tent, suffered minor injuries, police said. 

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2020
• Penticton RCMP asking public to help identify arson suspect

  RCMP say a garage in Penticton was deliberately set on fire last month, destroying it.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2020
• Kelowna RCMP release car arson surveillance video, hope public will help identify suspect

  Police say suspect in Pearson Road incident carries himself in a unique and distinctive manner.

  Jul 24, 2019
• Brandon man arrested for arson at scene of house fire

  Police said they spotted a man staring at the flames, and when they struck up a conversation with him, he told them he lived in the main floor suite and had started the fire.

  Crime

  Feb 6, 2019
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• Jury trial avoided for serial arsonist in Vernon

  A man accused of setting a string of arsons has pleaded guilty to some of the charges.

  Crime

  Oct 1, 2018
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• Mount Boucherie fires were human caused: RCMP

  Police say fires that took place in West Kelowna on Monday were human caused.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2018