Tag: Arson
Three years after blaze, Black Walnut cafe reopens in Wortley Village
It took 1,035 days. Red tape and road construction pushed back the reopening for months. But the Black Walnut is officially back in business three years after the beloved Wortley Village café was destroyed in an overnight arson attack. The landmark café’s legion of loyal customer flocked back for the grand reopening over the long […]
Strathroy fire: Teens held accountable without charges, police say
No injuries were reported in the Nov. 25 fire at the former Strathroy Brewing Co.
Pair charged in rural arson spree due for return to court
It has been nearly a year since a pair of Norfolk County men were charged with setting 11 fires during a months-long arson spree
Man charged after allegedly lighting box on fire with person inside
GODERICH – A 29-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged for allegedly lighting a cardboard box on fire with an individual inside. Police said officers were contacted Friday, Dec. 12, to investigate an alleged arson incident that had been caught on video surveillance in the early morning outside a business on Bayfield Road […]
Arson, assault and mischief charges after incident in Holstein
A man faces assault, arson and mischief charges after an incident at a housing complex in Holstein on Friday morning. Officers from the OPP responded at about 10:38 a.m. to a call from the Dundalk Fire Department about a suspected arson at the housing complex on Grey Road 109. The information police received indicated that […]