Man arrested after allegedly stealing 80 fire extinguishers across Toronto

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 27, 2025 4:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

A Toronto antheral has been arrested aft allegedly stealing much than 80 occurrence extinguishers from residential buildings crossed the city. 

Toronto constabulary said successful a quality merchandise connected Thursday that the occurrence extinguishers were stolen betwixt November 2023 and March 2025 and sold connected online platforms.

"By removing indispensable occurrence information equipment, the accused is alleged to person endangered residents and the wide nationalist by leaving them without a captious means of extortion successful the lawsuit of a fire," constabulary said.

A 41-year-old antheral has been charged with 14 counts of theft nether $5,000, possession of stolen property, six counts of mischief, 15 counts of communal nuisance, and 15 counts of a probation breach.

Police accidental the probe is ongoing and that further charges could beryllium laid.

Officials are reminding gathering supervisors to guarantee their occurrence extinguishers are disposable and inspected regularly.

Anyone with much accusation is being asked to interaction Toronto constabulary oregon Crime Stoppers.