Two vehicles torched in Windsor, suspect charged with arson

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A 42-year-old man is facing an arson charge after allegedly setting two vehicles ablaze causing $30,000 in damage earlier this week, according to Windsor police.

Police said officers were called to a commercial property in the 2200 block of Central Avenue in Windsor shortly after 6 a.m. on Monday following reports of a deliberately set fire.

Responding officers arrived to the scene and found two parked vehicles that had sustained significant damage. The blaze was extinguished by Windsor Fire and Rescue Services.

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Following an investigation, police said they determined that a male suspect had allegedly set fire to an unoccupied vehicle. That fire spread and caused a second vehicle nearby to erupt in flames.

No injuries were reported.

Police said the damage to both vehicles totaled an estimated $30,000.

Officers later located and arrested the suspect who had locked himself inside a public restroom at a business located in the 3500 block of Tecumseh Road East.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Windsor Police Arson Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4330. They can also contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at catchcrooks.com.

Meanwhile, police continue to investigate a series of residential fires in the Town of Amherstburg.

Earlier this month, a Windsor police sergeant from the financial crimes unit told the Star that investigators are working to identify possible links between the fires.

Just last month, two 19-year-old men were charged in connection with the latest fire at a new-build home in the 200 block of Cowan Court — the same property targeted three times in five years, causing an estimated $6.6 million in damages.

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