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A Fort McMurray man allegedly linked to an arson of the Complement King retailer in Eagle Ridge can now be named.
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Michael Hammond, 45, of Fort McMurray was arrested on Aug. 6 in reference to the June 23 hearth on the retailer’s Eagle Ridge location. Hammond has been charged with arson and breaking and getting into.
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His arrest was confirmed on Aug. 21 however he couldn’t be named till costs have been sworn into court docket. That occurred on Aug. 28. Hammond is scheduled to look within the Alberta Courtroom of Justice in Fort McMurray on Aug. 30.
Police are investigating no less than six fires on the Complement King shops in Fort McMurray. Investigators haven’t but publicly commented on a motive. The opposite incidents are:
- Aug. 20, 2023: Complement King in Thickwood is broken closely in an arson. The shop had opened on Aug. 12 after a earlier hearth broken the enterprise in Might 2022. Neighbouring companies have been additionally pressured to shut due to smoke or hearth injury.
- July 6, 2023: Firefighters reply to a fireplace on the Eagle Ridge location.
- June 23, 2023: Firefighters reply to a fireplace on the Eagle Ridge location at 4:53 a.m.
- Oct. 31, 2022: Shortly after 1 a.m., emergency crews responded to a automobile hearth exterior the Eagle Ridge location.
- Oct. 30, 2022: Emergency crews responded to a fireplace on the Eagle Ridge location.
- Might 10, 2022: At 2:50 a.m., emergency employees reply to a fireplace on the Thickwood places. Neighbouring companies have been additionally broken by smoke and hearth.
Anybody with details about this incident or some other felony exercise is requested to contact Wooden Buffalo RCMP at 780-788-4040 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Tricks to Crime Stoppers are all the time nameless and might be despatched to tipsubmit.com.
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