A man has been charged with arson after a structure fire in Wallaceburg, said Chatham-Kent police.
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Arson was ruled to be the cause of the blaze March 16 at a Willis Street property, called in about 10 pm and extinguished by Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue Services, police said.
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A suspect was identified and a warrant was issued for his arrest, police said.
On Wednesday, a 44-year-old Chatham-Kent man was arrested in Wallaceburg and held pending a bail hearing, police said.
He is charged with arson showing disregard for human life, police said.
Pair charged after Chatham-Kent police respond to family dispute
A man and woman have been charged in connection with a family dispute in Chatham.
Officers were called to a Vanier Drive home Tuesday around 10:30 am and found a man in the driveway who had been released from custody March 14 on conditions he not expected the Vanier Driver address, communicate with the resident there or be within a specific distance of the resident, police said.
The Vanier Driver resident had been allowing the man to communicate and reside with her knowing he was bound by conditions, police said.
A 32-year-old Chatham-Kent man was arrested and is charged with five counts of failing to comply with a release order. He was held pending a bail hearing.
The 54-year-old Chatham woman was arrested and charged with facilitating a breach of a release order. She was released with conditions and an April 22 court date, police said.
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