Northumberland OPP have laid arson charges against a person who is alleged to have been involved in two structure fires in Roseneath as well as a structure fire in Alderville First Nation.
On April 14 around 5:15 a.m., emergency services responded to two structure fires in Roseneath in the area of County Road 45 and 3rd Line Road.
Police say the fires were within close proximity to each other and the cause of the fires was believed to be suspicious.
No one was in the structures at the time of the blaze and no injuries were reported.
Years earlier, on June 16, 2019, a structure fire was reported on Megyaak Drive in Alderville First Nation. Like the Roseneath fires, no one was in the structure at the time of the blaze, there were no injuries and the fire was also deemed suspicious.
On Thursday, OPP made an arrest related to all three incidents.
Thirty-two-year-old Jeffrey Niles of Alderville First Nation was charged with three counts of arson – damage to property.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg on October 17, 2023.
