Suspicious dumpster fire suspect arrested in Vernon

The personification suspected to beryllium down 1 of respective suspicious North Okanagan fires was arrested this week.

A suspicious occurrence successful a dumpster down a business on nan 16500 artifact of Kalamalka Road successful Coldstream collapsed retired connected Tuesday, July 9, astatine astir 1 a.m., pinch constabulary and firefighters responding.

“One avenue of investigation our officers instantly undertake is to place locations pinch CCTV successful nan vicinity of nan crime,” Cpl Tania Finn said successful a property release.

“Our investigators tracked down video surveillance, which led constabulary to place nan suspect.”

Finn said nan fishy was tracked down connected Sunday, July 14 and placed him nether arrest. With a hunt warrant astatine nan suspect’s residence, they were capable to prehend grounds to support nan investigation.

A 37-year-old Vernon man is charged pinch mischief nether $5,000 and nonaccomplishment to comply pinch a probation order. He remains successful custody pending his adjacent tribunal appearance.

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There person been respective suspicious fires successful nan area of precocious and whether this fishy has thing to do pinch those remains to beryllium seen.

On May 24, nan Coldstream Fire Department responded to a burning character stump successful Creekside Park. They later responded to 2 suspicious fires adjacent Cosen’s Bay connected June 12.

The 4th occurrence occurred connected July 4. After receiving reports of fume coming from a wooded valley area, front-line officers and nan Coldstream Fire Department fought a bush occurrence successful nan 9700 artifact of Coldstream Creek Road.

“These incidents are highly concerning and highly vulnerable to nationalist safety,” said  Finn successful an earlier property release. “It wouldn’t person taken overmuch for immoderate of these fires to dispersed retired of power and jeopardize adjacent properties.”