NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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On Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at approximately 9:30 p.m., 2 District Niagara Falls uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) were dispatched to a truck on fire in the driveway of a Niagara Falls home.
Officers arrived on scene with the Niagara Falls Fire Department at a home in the area of Heximer Avenue near Dunn Street. A grey 2017 Ford 350 pickup truck was on fire in the driveway. The flames were threatening to catch a nearby home on fire as well.
The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The truck was destroyed with damage estimated at $80,000. Damage to the home is estimated at $10,000.
The truck/home owner was in the house at the time of the incident. They were not injured.
The investigation was taken over by 2 District detectives.
On Dec. 1, 2020, Stephen Burns (54 years old) of no fixed address, was arrested. Burns is charged with the following offences of:
• Arson - damage to property, Section 434 of the Criminal Code
• Arson - disregard for human life, Section 433(a) of the Criminal Code
The truck owner and Burns are not known to each other.
Burns has been held in custody to attend a video bail hearing at the Robert S. K. Welch courthouse in St. Catharines on Dec. 2, 2020.
Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to contact detectives by calling 905-688-4111, ext. 9407.
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