The fires were set in January and March when the home was unoccupied<\/p>\n
Published Mar 12, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 59\u00a0minutes ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2 minute read<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n You can save this article by registering for free here<\/a>. Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n Police in Mississauga are probing two fires they say were intentionally set at the same home.<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n In a release on Thursday, Peel Regional Police said the first blaze at the house in the area of Watersedge Road and Country Club Crescent, near Lake Ontario in the Southdown Rd. and Lakeshore Rd. W. area, occurred on Jan. 26. The home, which was \u201cunoccupied at the time,\u201d sustained significant damage. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Recommended Videos<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Then on March 8, the same home was again set on fire. Again there were no injuries.<\/p>\n \u201cBoth incidents are believed to be targeted arson,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n The suspect is described as a male wearing a blue hoodie with a white emblem, black pants, and black shoes with white soles.<\/p>\n Cops released images of the suspect vehicle,\u00a0a white Honda CRV.<\/p>\n Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-453-2121, ext. 1133 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n Your Midday Sun<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n TORONTO TRIPLE STABBING<\/p>\n Three people were injured in a stabbing early Thursday in North York.<\/p>\n Toronto Police said they were called to a \u201cresidential building\u201d near Glendora Ave. and Burnwell St., near Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. E., around 3:40 a.m.<\/p>\n Two women and a man were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n The suspect left on foot but was later located and arrested.<\/p>\n There was no immediate word on charges.<\/p>\n HAMILTON TRIO ON DRUG TRAFFICKING RAP<\/p>\n Hamilton Police have charged three residents with allegedly trafficking drugs out of homes.<\/p>\n On March 5, police executed multiple search warrants at residences in the east end of the city. Among items officers allegedly seized were \u201cpills believed to contain fentanyl that were pressed to resemble BAYER aspirin, a tactic used to disguise dangerous drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Police also seized items \u201cconsistent with drug trafficking activity\u201d: Replica firearms, digital scales, cutting agents, cellphones, and cash.<\/p>\n Walkie-talkies connected between the locations were also discovered and are \u201cbelieved to have been used to communicate during the trafficking operation.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael Brass and Amy Springstead, both 41, are charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking \u2013 cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking \u2013 fentanyl, possession for the purpose of trafficking \u2013 crystal methamphetamine, and possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000.<\/p>\n Richard Kirouac, 63, is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking \u2014 cocaine and possession for the purpose of trafficking \u2014 fentanyl.<\/p>\n Officers seized:<\/p>\n \u2014 133 grams of crystal methamphetamine Anyone with information about drug trafficking in their neighbourhood is asked to call police at 905-546-4925 or Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breadcrumb Trail Links NewsCrimeToronto & GTA The fires were set in January and March when the home was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":531589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-531588","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HDNNrMKXgAAf_26-e1773314935410.jpg\")
An image from Peel Regional Police of a vehicle sought in a targeted arsons investigation.Article content<\/p>\n![\"Toronto](\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.7.1\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-tsun.svg\"){kind=logo}
<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HDNNrMKXgAAf_26-1.jpg\")
An image from Peel Regional Police of a vehicle sought in a targeted arsons investigation.<\/p>\n![\"opening](\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.7.1\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-sun-middaySun.svg\"\/){kind=icon}
<\/p>\n
\u2014 51 grams of fentanyl pills
\u2014 31 grams of cocaine
\u2014 16 grams of suspected controlled substance
\u2014 82 grams of cutting agents
\u2014 $1,555 in cash
\u2014 3 replica firearms
\u2014 2 digital scales
\u2014 2 cellular phones<\/p>\n