New Year’s Day arson in Houston being investigated by police

An arson and home invasion on New Year’s Day is being investigated by the Houston RCMP.

According to police, three armed suspects arrived at a home in the 3700 Block of Baggerman Cressent, pointed a gun at the resident, and allegedly threatened to set fire to the residence.

Mounties and the Houston Fire Department immediately responded with a recreational vehicle fire being extinguished.

Officers added all three suspects were arrested.

Two search warrants were executed at a property in the 2000 block of Gushwa Crescent, police said, leading to various weapons, a vehicle, drug paraphernalia, ammunition, and cash being seized.

The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Houston detachment.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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