London police have made an arrest in relation to an arson within the southwestern Ontario metropolis’s east finish from earlier this week.
On Wednesday morning, the fireplace division was known as to 737 Dundas St., the place they rapidly knocked down a blaze on the third ground of the two-storey, multi-unit constructing.
Because of the investigation, on Thursday, police arrested and charged a 38-year-old man with arson inflicting injury to property, and break-and-enter to commit arson.
There have been no accidents reported. Harm to the constructing is estimated at $250,000, police mentioned.
Police are nonetheless looking out for an additional arson suspect in a separate incident on the identical location that occurred between 10:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sept. 5.
The suspect in that case is described as male, white, between 20 to 40 years of age, with a skinny construct, sporting a black hoodie with a white brand on the entrance, black pants, darkish trainers and a black and white baseball cap. He has a tattoo, probably a cross, on the again of his neck behind his proper ear.
Police are nonetheless looking out for a suspect in a September arson on the identical location. (London Police Service)
Police are asking anybody who might have dash-cam footage, video surveillance, or any data in any respect, to name them.
