Cape Breton teen charged with arson after $1M of fibre optic cable destroyed
Cape Breton Regional Police say the 14-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after evidence from the scene and witness information led them to a suspect in the weekend fire on Upper Prince Street.
Police say a 14-year-old boy was arrested based on evidence at the scene, witness information
A 14-year-old boy from Sydney, N.S., has been charged with arson after a weekend fire destroyed about $1-million worth of fibre optic cable.
In a news release, Cape Breton Regional Police said firefighters were called to the scene on Upper Prince Street on Saturday afternoon, where they put out a fire in a barn.
However, the fire had spread to several spools of fibre optic cable nearby.
Police said the fire marshal’s office deemed the blaze suspicious.
Police said evidence at the scene and witness information led them to arrest the suspect on Tuesday and that damages are still being calculated.
The teen was scheduled to appear in Sydney provincial court on Wednesday to face a single count of arson causing damage to property.
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