London man charged after back-to-back fires on Hamilton Road

A 28-year-old London man is dealing with three arson expenses after a string of fires alongside Hamilton Highway over a three-day interval, police say.

At about 1 p.m. Sunday, police say a person was caught on surveillance video coming into the rear car parking zone of a enterprise within the 400-block of Hamilton Highway, close to Rectory Avenue. He gathered wooden behind a dumpster, set it on fireplace, positioned a pallet on prime and walked away, police stated.

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The hearth unfold to a wood fence and reached a shed on a neighbouring property earlier than it was extinguished by firefighters, police stated.

Round 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, the person returned to the identical tackle and ignited one other fireplace behind the dumpster utilizing pallets and different particles, police stated. A witness known as police after the person left, police stated, including that firefighters once more put out the hearth.

That night, round 7 p.m., the person was seen exterior a spot of worship within the 600-block of Hamilton Highway close to Egerton Avenue, the place he began a 3rd fireplace, police stated, including it was additionally extinguished by firefighters.

A suspect was arrested at 7:40 p.m. on the intersection of Egerton and Trafalgar streets, police stated.

Police say the whole injury is estimated at $3,000, including that no accidents have been reported.

A London man, 28, is charged with three counts of arson inflicting property injury and one depend of breaching probation. He was held in custody and was scheduled to reappear in London courtroom on Friday.

Anybody with info is requested to name the London police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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