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Police arrest 19-year-old accused of setting fire to outdoor toilets

The accused faces arson charges after allegedly setting fire to outdoor rental toilets at Lion's Head Park in Mount Forest, police say
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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A person has been charged with arson after Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple reports of someone setting fire to outdoor rental toilets in the town of Mount Forest.

On July 29, 2022, at approximately 9 p.m., the Wellington County OPP responded to multiple reports of a person setting fire to outdoor rental toilets at Lion's Head Park, Mount Forest. A description of the person was obtained. Further calls were received of that same person attempting to light multiple objects on fire throughout Mount Forest. 

Officers located the individual, and as a result of the investigation a 19-year-old Wellington North man has been charged with arson - damage to property, contrary to the Criminal Code. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice - Guelph at a later date.

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