Edmonton man charged in relation to 2025 southside infill fires

Through the investigation, police say they identified a suspect who was in custody since Nov. 13 for a parole violation. The suspect’s parole was subsequentially revoked after his arrest. Peter Jones, 40, faces 27 criminal charges — including five counts of arson with disregard for human life, five counts of break and enter to commit arson, five counts of possession of property obtained by crime, and four counts of trafficking in property obtained by crime. He was in police custody at the time the charges were laid and remains behind bars.

No motive for the alleged arsons has been released. Police are asking anyone with information on these incidents to contact them at 780-423-4567 or submit information anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.p3tips.com. Bookmark our website and support our journalism:Don’t miss the news you need to know — add EdmontonJournal.com and EdmontonSun.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here. You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber.

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