NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested one person for trying to set a house on fire.
On Nov. 7, 2024 at approximately 12:30 a.m. police were called to a residence on Axmith Avenue regarding an arson. The complainant reported that a known family member had poured gasoline on the house and threatened to burn it down. When police arrived, the person had fled on foot to a residence on Baily Lane. The person was subsequently arrested at that location a short time after.
Raymond Young, 33 years old from Elliot Lake, was charged with:
- Arson - damage to property
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on Nov. 7, 2024.
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