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Winnipeg woman Crystal Shannon Beardy charged for arson

Published September 12, 2012 | 2:11 pm

Winnipeg:A 23-year-old Winnipeg woman Crystal Shannon Beardy is in custody and charged with multiple counts of arson following a series of early-morning fires in the North End .

Winnipeg Police said there were three fires Monday morning and two more Tuesday morning.

She has been charged with five counts of arson and possession of incendiary material.She was arrested about 5:50 a.m. Tuesday on Manitoba Avenue.   Police say she lit a vehicle on fire early Monday morning on Manitoba Avenue then in 500 block of Magnus Avenue she lit a new house under construction and then in 500 block of Burrows Avenue a garbage bin and then in 200 block of Pritchard Avenue she started a garbage fire that spread to a fence and vehicle, affecting two residences.

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