Man charged in spree of Edmonton infill arsons from fall of 2025 - BERITAJA

A man already successful custody for unrelated crimes is now facing dozens of caller charges aft several under-construction infill homes were group connected occurrence past fall successful respective southbound Edmonton neighbourhoods.

The fires happened successful October and November 2025, erstwhile police began investigating what they called a shape of suspicious fires astatine caller homes successful established neighbourhoods.

All of the blazes happened successful nether 2 weeks, erstwhile constabulary said 5 homes nether building were deliberately group connected occurrence successful the Belgravia and Strathcona neighbourhoods.

Oct. 21 – 90 Avenue and 98 Street successful the Strathcona neighbourhood
Oct. 26 – 77 Avenue and 116 Street successful Belgravia
Oct. 29 – 74 Avenue and 118A Street successful Belgravia
Nov. 1 – 77 Avenue and 115 Street successful Belgravia
Nov. 2 – 7139 Saskatchewan Drive successful Belgravia

The metropolis said firefighters rolled up to the Oct. 21 occurrence astatine 90 Avenue and 98 Street successful the Strathcona neighbourhood to find an under-construction location consumed by flames and a neighbouring spot besides affected. The occurrence was put retired conscionable nether 2 hours later.

The remainder of the  fires happened further westbound successful the Belgravia area, to the southbound of the University of Alberta.

A location connected 77 Avenue and 116 Street went up successful flames connected Sunday, Oct. 26. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said it was called conscionable earlier 11:30 p.m. to find a occurrence astatine the backmost of a multiplex being build, pinch neighbouring units astatine risk.

The metropolis said much crews were called successful and while they sewage the flames nether power successful about an hour, it took until the pursuing mid-afternoon for it to beryllium extinguished completely.

Three days later and conscionable a fewer blocks away, astatine 74 Avenue and 118A Street, different under-construction multi-family location was damaged by flames.

Firefighters were called connected Oct. 29 conscionable earlier 11 p.m. and arrived to find a occurrence successful the basement of the multiplex. It was brought nether power successful conscionable complete an hr and put retired by 4:45 a.m.

Two days later and conscionable a mates blocks away, different occurrence occurred astatine 77 Avenue and 115 Street successful Belgravia.

The 3rd occurrence successful that neighbourhood collapsed retired about 11:15 p.m. connected Sunday, Nov. 2, on Saskatchewan Drive adjacent 71 Avenue, wherever a single-family skinny infill location was being built.

The Belgravia fires happened astatine multi-family homes that were successful various stages of construction. Thankfully, constabulary said nary injuries were reported but the fires did station superior consequence to neighbouring houses pinch group surviving successful them.

The fires besides caused harm to those surrounding homes.

Given the pattern, constabulary said investigators launched an extended probe that progressive elaborate forensic analysis, segment examinations, and the reappraisal of grounds crossed aggregate locations complete respective months.

Police identified a fishy believed to beryllium connected to the fires, arsenic good arsenic related spot offences linked to the affected lots.

On Nov. 13, 2025, a man who was connected parole astatine the clip was arrested for violating the position of his release. His parole was revoked and he remained down bars while investigators continued to build their case.

On May 27, Peter Jones, 40,  was charged pinch 27 criminal offences, including 5 counts each of arson pinch disregard for quality life, break and participate to perpetrate arson and possession of spot obtained by crime. Jones was besides charged pinch 4 counts of trafficking successful spot obtained by crime.

Jones was still successful custody astatine the clip the charges were laid, truthful he remains incarcerated.

Anyone pinch accusation about suspicious fires is urged to interaction the Edmonton Police Service astatine 780-423-4567.