70-year old Charlottetown man charged with Arson in vehicle fire on Sunday

A 70 year old Charlottetown man has been charged with Arson and an impaired driving is pending after an incident early Sunday morning.  It was about 2am when Charlottetown Police responded to a call of an SUV on fire on the Norwood Road.  Police tried unsuccessfully to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher, but the Charlottetown Fire Department arrived soon after and put out the blaze. There was no one in the vehicle and there were no injuries.  Through evidence discovered in their investigation, Police were able to identify a suspect and by using E-Watch video surveillance they came up with a vehicle related to the incident.  A short time later, that vehicle was spotted traveling on Haviland Street.   A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was arrested without incident.