Arson to a Dufferin Avenue housing complex leads to the arrest of a woman: C26-41988

Released: February 23, 2026 at 11:43 a.m.

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On February 22, 2026, just after 7:00 a.m., North District General Patrol officers responded to a housing complex in the 500 block of Dufferin Avenue for the report of a fire in a suite.

Responding officers learned that one of the tenants had fled to her neighbour’s residence and after setting a fire near a couch within her suite. Police were then contacted. Arriving officers located a woman believed to have started the fire nearby and arrested her without incident. No injuries were reported.

A 29-year-old woman faces charges of Arson with Disregard for Human Life and Arson Causing Damage to Property.

She was released on an Appearance Notice. 

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