{"id":141521,"date":"2026-08-27T19:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/?p=141521"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:53:11","slug":"hawkesbury-resident-charged-with-arson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/en\/actualites\/hawkesbury-resident-charged-with-arson\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawkesbury resident charged with arson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A 41-year-old woman has been charged with arson after police investigated a suspicious fire at a residential building in Hawkesbury<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 11:55 p.m., Hawkesbury OPP, Hawkesbury Fire Department, and United Counties of Prescott and Russell Paramedic Services responded to reports of a structure fire on Portelance Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OPP has charged one person in connection with a suspicious fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melissa Bordenuick of Hawkesbury has been charged with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arson-disregard for human life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accused has been released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in L\u2019Orignal on September 23, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 41-year-old woman has been charged with arson after police investigated a suspicious fire at a residential building in Hawkesbury. 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