Tag: Simcoe
More arson-related charges ‘distinct possibility’: Norfolk OPP
The commander of the Norfolk OPP says there could be more charges related to a rash of arsons that had the community “living in fear.” Insp. Andrew Tait said strong investigative work led to the arrest of two Norfolk County men who have each been charged with 11 counts of arson in a series of […]
Two men arrested after barn fire charged in string of rural blazes
Two Norfolk men each face 11 counts of arson in connection with a series of suspicious fires in and around the county over the last three months.
Arsonist profiler sees possible clues in ‘scary’ rash of rural fires
A criminal profiler says he sees clues in the rash of rural fires across a Southwestern Ontario community that’s raised citizen concerns a serial arsonist may be on the loose.
Grey-Bruce home sales up 41.1 per cent in 2024
Grey-Bruce home sales in 2024 were more than 40 per cent higher than they were a year earlier. A total of 2,478 units were sold last year, which was a 41.1 per cent increase over 2023, according to figures released by the OnePoint Association of Realtors this week. The higher sales last year were buoyed […]
Amid arsonist fears, firefighters battle three more rural blazes
Norfolk County firefighters battled three separate fires throughout the wee hours of Wednesday morning, said police, who described a man seen running near one of the blazes. The blazes come amid a rash of suspicious fires across the largely rural county, located about an hour’s drive southeast of London, that have led some residents to […]