A 51-year-old Surrey man is facing multiple arson charges following several small fires earlier this month.
Balveer Singh Boparai allegedly began starting the fires around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15 in the Newton area of Surrey, according to a release from the RCMP. Police were alerted to the fires later that day by the city's fire department; they had determined the fires, all in garbage cans, were intentionally set.
Just after police were alerted another similar fire was reported in a fast food restaurant dumpster along the 6300-block of King George Boulevard.
Police were able to determine Boparai's identity from evidence at the scene and found him a short distance away at a bus stop.
He faces five charges of arson causing damage to property. He's been released and will face the charges in court at a later date.