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A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with a fire at an abandoned house in Sandy Bay this weekend.
RCMP said it received a fire report around 5:15 p.m. Saturday. Local fire services put out the fire. No injuries were reported, but the building sustained heavy damage, said police.
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The male teenager was arrested later that morning with the assistance of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation security personnel, added police. The boy was charged with arson and failing to comply with undertaking condition.
Police said they were unable to identify the male youth’s name and age, due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
He was remanded into custody to appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court via CCTV on Monday.
Sandy Bay RCMP is also investigating other structure fires, including three houses and one outbuilding, in Sandy Bay in October.
“It’s believed the fires may have been deliberately set. The investigations include determining whether there is any potential link between the incidents,” said Sandy Bay RCMP in a written statement.
RCMP believe a house fire on Thursday in the Northern Village of Sandy Bay, that forced a woman and her eight children to flee, was deliberately set. (Submitted to PA Now)
Saskatchewan RCMP’s General Investigation Section is supporting Sandy Bay RCMP with these investigations, noted RCMP.
Sandy Bay RCMP ask anyone who witnessed or knows how these fires started to report it to police by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers or the RCMP.
