In article > , Dave Smith > wrote:
>Late Friday night there were three serious fires in Ottawa that gutted a
>number of commercial buildings. One of them was at my nephew's video
>store. The fire started in a hair salon and spa upstairs but his shop
>was totally destroyed. What didn't burn was damaged by smoke and water.
>It was arson.
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>Early the next morning, Ottawa police were called to a disturbance at a
>hotel in the city hotel and arrested 5 men. One of them had serious
>burns to 90% of his body. At least two of them have now been charged
>with arson.

Bit like the couple here in Oz who were caught recently and charged
with robbing ATMs by blowing them up with oxy-acetylene gear... They
gave themselves away by buying stuff with scorched banknotes! :-)

As an aside, I once heard a psychologist talking on the wireless about
how crooks often get caught for trivial offences after committing a
major crime. The argument seemed to be that, having just shot
someone, there was no point in worrying about speeding!

(Bit like my attitude to beef versus tofu at my stage of life! :-)

Cheers, Phred.

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LID