Windsor Police Service Headquarters in downtown Windsor, March 1 2024. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Windsor Police Service Headquarters in downtown Windsor, March 1 2024. (Photo by Maureen Revait)
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Garbage fires lead to arrest

Windsor police arrested and charged a man in connection to multiple dumpster fires Saturday evening.

Officers were called to the area of Ottawa Street and Parent Avenue around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a waste bin on fire. When they arrived on scene, officers helped the complainant extinguish the flames.

Additional fires were also set in garbage bins between the gas pumps of a nearby business.

Officers soon located the suspect. The 37-year-old was charged with arson causing property damage and failure to comply with a release order.

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