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71-Year-Old Man Charged With Arson After Fire In Peterborough

By Pamela Vanmeer

September 13, 2022

PETERBOROUGH-A 71-year-old Peterborough man is facing an arson charge after a house fire in Peterborough this morning. It happened in the area of Woodglade Boulevard between Sherbrooke Street and Lynnhaven Road.

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, September 13, 2022.

Peterborough Police, Peterborough Fire and the Ontario Fire Marshall continue to investigate. Residents can expect police presence in the area for a few days.

Peterborough Police are asking the Good Samaritan who was seen trying to extinguish the fire to contact Detective Constable Mike Stephens at 705-876-1122 x303. Video below.

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Pamela Vanmeer https://www.kawartha411.ca/

Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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