Kingsville: two charged after stolen vehicles hit a home and emergency vehicles

Kingsville: OPP say a stolen vehicle hit a home on County Rd. 20 Sunday and set it on fire, then a second stolen vehicle rammed two cruisers, an ambulance and a fire truck. A Leamington man, 28, faces 22 charges and a woman, 32, faces six. Charges are unproven.

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What police say happened

Ontario Provincial Police say officers were called at about 5:12 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, to a collision at an address on County Rd. 20 in Kingsville. When they arrived, a vehicle had struck a house, and both the vehicle and the home were engulfed in flames. No one was found in the vehicle, which had been reported stolen.

About an hour later, at roughly 6:17 a.m., police went to a business on Main St. in Kingsville and tried to stop a vehicle. OPP say that vehicle, also reported stolen, deliberately hit a police cruiser and drove off. It then went back to the County Rd. 20 scene, struck a second cruiser that was holding the area, and hit a parked ambulance and a parked fire truck before leaving again. Two people were later found and arrested.

The charges

OPP say the 28-year-old Leamington man faces 22 counts, including dangerous operation, flight from a peace officer, assault of a peace officer with a weapon, failure to stop after an accident, criminal negligence, and breaches of an undertaking and a probation order. The 32-year-old Leamington woman faces six counts, including dangerous operation, criminal negligence and motor vehicle theft. Police released their ages and hometown only. The charges have not been proven in court.

What's next

The man remains in custody and is scheduled for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The woman was released and is due in the same court on Jan. 13, 2027.

The photo on the Windsor News card is a generic OPP cruiser file photo, not a picture from the scene.