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Young Kamloops arsonist caught

By Dana Reynolds
July 28 2015 03:46 AM

KAMLOOPS – Several front yards were set on fire early this morning in Brocklehurst when a suspect lit gasoline soaked paper in driveways.

Around 1 a.m., today, July 28, Kamloops RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue were called to the 1100-block of Kamwood Place to investigate several yard fires. They found three small fires were lit in the front yards of homes. The fires did not cause any damage and were put out with minimal effort.

Police were quickly able to identify and locate the suspect but because of their age, there will be no charges under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The investigation will be turned over to the Ministry of Children and Family Development for further action.

At this time it is believed that there is no further risk to the public as the suspect has been identified.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Dana Reynolds at dreynolds@infonews.ca or call 250-819-6089. To contact an editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Dana Reynolds

Dana Reynolds is originally from Saskatchewan, but previous to Kamloops lived in Toronto for five years. She is well educated, obtaining her Masters of Arts from York University and Certificate of Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College. Dana has a passion for travel, having worked and studied in three foreign countries. She is a political junkie, especially as pertains the Middle East as she wrote her thesis on Muslim immigration into Europe. Dana is very excited to be in Kamloops and embark on a career in journalism with Info News.