Fugitive Josephine Sunshine Overaker's alleged eco-terror cell "The Family" has been linked to more than two dozen arson attacks from 1996 to 2001.
A man has been arrested following a large fire at a building in Stoke-on-Trent from which three people were rescued. Staffordshire Police said emergency services were called to business premises on Waterloo Road,
The most dangerous criminal in the world is a wildland arsonist with a match,” says Ed Nordskog, a former detective with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and internationally renowned fire investigator.
A Cobleskill man has been charged with arson, accused of setting fire to a vehicle, New York State Police said.
Danielle Bertothy, who is accused of burning down a building in Puerto Rico, has no previous criminal history and has always held a job, her lawyer says.
The suspect is also a convicted sex offender and was indicted for violating the sex offender registry and monitoring device regulations.
Sheriff’s deputies say a 13 and 14-year-old stole two bicycles yesterday and rode them to I&M Farms in East Palatka. They broke into a barn and set fire to a porta-potty before running away. Both teens are charged with felony charges of burglary and arson before being transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Daytona Beach.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Investigators with DeKalb Fire Rescue are investigating a possible arson case at Bramley Park, a group of luxury townhomes in Brookhaven. Just before 2 a.m., firefighters responded to reports of a fire at 2528 Appleden Place. When they arrived, crews saw smoke coming from the garage of one of the units.
ORILLIA — A Brampton man has been charged with arson in the wake of Tuesday’s fire that destroyed a landmark building in downtown Orillia. On Wednesday night, Orillia OPP arrested 35-year-old Brandon Costa after matching him with the description of the arson suspect.
The woman who was hurt in a fire last week on the city's northeast side has died from her injuries, according to the Rochester Police Department. Firefighters found Marilyn Garcia, 57, inside of a vacant house fire on Laser Street that caught fire Thursday night.