Published Jun 17, 2024 • 1 minute read
A 41-year-old man has been charged with setting fire to a recreational vehicle in an attempt to evade police.
Officers with the problem-oriented policing unit arrived in the 700 block of Bridge Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday to arrest a suspect wanted on multiple outstanding warrants.
Police said the man refused to exit a parked RV. They obtained a warrant and attempted to enter the trailer.
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But the suspect allegedly lit a fire that quickly engulfed the inside of the vehicle and spread to hydro lines above the trailer.
As officers dealt with the fire, the suspect escaped through a small opening in the floor of the recreational vehicle and fled the scene.
A search of they neighbourhood ended when officers found the suspect hiding in a residence in the same block.
The suspect was arrested on outstanding warrants for charges of break and enter and theft of a motor vehicle and three counts of driving while prohibited.
He also faces a charge of arson with disregard for human life and arson causing property damage.
Anyone with further information is asked to call the Windsor Police Service target base unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4350 or contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at catchcrooks.com
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, call Victim Services Windsor Essex County at 519-723-2711 or the victim assistance unit at Windsor Police at 519-255-6700, ext. 4879.
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