FROM: Corporate Communications
DATE: February 3, 2026
INVESTIGATION UPDATE: POLICE ARREST THREE YOUTHS IN CONNECTION TO LEFROY ARSON
(INNISFIL, ON) – This update follows a media release issued on November 24, 2025, regarding the South Simcoe Police investigation into the November 22, 2025, incident involving a structure fire on Hofland Street near Killarney Beach Road in Lefroy. An explosion was heard near the Morgan Russell Memorial Arena and Community Centre, that was traced to the skate park where investigators recovered a 25-litre fuel can and fireworks. Parts of the skate park sustained damage, while the Hofland Street fire caused significant destruction to the former fire hall.
The investigation was led by the South Simcoe Police Service Crimes Against Persons Unit. Surveillance footage from the area captured three male suspects carrying a 25-litre gas can at the time of the incident.
Through investigation, police identified the suspects and arrested three youths, aged 15 and 16. All three have been charged with Break and Enter, Arson, and Mischief Under $5,000.
The South Simcoe Police Service would like to thank members of the public for their assistance in this investigation.
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Media Contact: Samah Othman, Corporate Communications Specialist
Email: samah.othman@southsimcoepolice.ca
