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Threat Of Arson Leads To Charges

A Walpole Island man is facing charges after allegedly threatening to set fire to a home in Wallaceburg.

The Chatham-Kent Police Service said the man was allegedly causing a disturbance by knocking on a Bridge Street home Tuesday morning shortly before 6:30 a.m.

When confronted by the neighbours, the man is accused of threatening to burn their house down.

Police were called and officers arrested the 33-year-old suspect who was located nearby on Wallace Street. He was taken to police headquarters and held for a bail hearing.