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As previously reported by Kingstonist, Kingston Police are currently investigating the fire that took place on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at the building located at 72 Princess Street, which is being treated as an arson case. The fire began on the morning of August 4, and was started in the
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One week after fire threatened one of the oldest buildings in downtown Kingston, authorities have confirmed that arson is the suspected cause of the blaze. At approximately 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, Kingston Fire and Rescue crews responded to the 100 block of Princess Street following a 9-1-1
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South Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP’s Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services (FIS), alongside the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office, are investigating arson and break and enter at a family cabin site on Buck Bay Road in South Frontenac. Sometime between September 13 and 19, 2021 on Buck Bay Road,
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UPDATE (Jul. 24, 2021): Charges have now been laid after a structure fire at the general store/apartment building on Battersea Road in Battersea which occurred around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2021. According to a release from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the residential side of the building was
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OPP are now confirming that two people are dead following a fire at an apartment complex in Amherstview. Loyalist Fire responded to the three-story apartment building at the corner of Manitou Cres W and Murray Pl shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4th, 2020 following a report of heavy
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Update (Friday, Sept. 25, 2020) Kingstonist has learned the identity of the suspect involved in the serious assault and subsequent standoff on Ford Street, which took place on Wednesday, Sept 23, 2020. According to witnesses on the scene and subsequent follow up investigation, the suspect behind the incident is Mitchell
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A fire that occurred in a Harrowsmith residence over the weekend has been ruled an arson, and one man is currently facing charges, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The fire broke out sometime just before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 25, 2020. Members of the Frontenac Detachment of
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A small garage fire in Amherstview has led to multiple charges for a local man, including arson and mischief endangering life. Both the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Loyalist Township Fire Services responded to the fire at an Amherstview residence on Manitou
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A local woman has been arrested and charged following the fire at the Knights Inn motel on Princess Street yesterday. According to Kingston Police, the fire at the midtown motel was reported at approximately 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Police responded to the scene with Kingston Fire and
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Kingston Police responded to a call regarding a suspicious vehicle fire at a west end motel, resulting in the arrest and charging of a local man. Police were called to the Seven Oaks Motel at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. There, Kingston Fire and Rescue had already
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A 60-year-old Kingston man wanted for arson after an incident in late September has now been arrested, according to Kingston Police. At approximately 3 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, the accused man was caught on video at the rear of a housing complex on Montreal Street. The man lit
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Kingston Police have released the above image of a woman involved in an arson case hoping members of the public may be able to provide information. The incident the woman was involved in began in Belleville on Friday, Jun. 1, 2018. At approximately 1 a.m., a male driver was approached
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