Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Deputy fire chief in Cecil County allegedly set fire to addiction treatment center property, fire marshal says
The deputy fire chief of a volunteer fire company in Cecil County was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly setting a brush fire on the property of a drug and alcohol rehab facility. Robert Bennett, 39, is facing charges of second-degree malicious burning, malicious destruction of property and reckless endangerment. Bennett, the deputy fire chief of…
Read More3 people shot dead before house set on fire in Los Angeles County
A deadly shooting claimed three lives and a house was set on fire in the Antelope Valley overnight. According to a bulletin released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department early Saturday morning, detectives responded to the 44500 block of North Tabler Avenue in Lancaster at 1:27 a.m. Saturday on calls of a shooting. It…
Read MoreAmsterdam fears another night of unrest as it grapples with antisemitism and violence
Amsterdam police were bracing for yet another night of unrest on Tuesday as the Dutch capital grapples with antisemitic violence that started with attacks against visiting Israeli football fans last week. The Dutch capital was put under emergency measures last Friday, following the clashes that broke out after Thursday night’s soccer match between Israel’s Maccabi…
Read MoreDutch tram set on fire in new Amsterdam unrest
Dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in Amsterdam on Monday, police said. It was not clear whether the unrest was related to attacks on Israeli football fans last week. Also on Monday, police made several additional arrests related to the attacks. It comes a day after riot police…
Read MoreCapitol Police arrest man who ‘smelled like fuel’ and had torch and flare gun
The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center was closed Tuesday afternoon, after Capitol Police arrested a man who was carrying a torch and flare gun during their security screening process. “Our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC),” the Capitol Police wrote in a statement online.…
Read MoreMystery fires were Russian ‘test runs’ to target cargo flights to US
A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, Polish prosecutors say. Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska revealed late last month that four people had been arrested and authorities across Europe were investigating the incidents. Western security officials have told US…
Read MoreMan arrested for arson after allegedly setting fire to SE Austin bridge
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges after a fire caused an estimated $20,000 in damages to a bridge in southeast Austin last week. According to an arrest affidavit, firefighters responded to a reported trash fire under a bridge at 6406 S. Pleasant Valley Road around 8:56 a.m. on Oct. 24. Fire investigators…
Read MorePolice arrest arson suspect who allegedly caused power outage at school
Police have arrested a man who they say set an electrical box on fire outside an elementary school in the middle of the night, forcing the school to shift to remote learning for a day. Parents and guardians of Midvalley Elementary students were told Monday that classes would be held remotely after a power outage…
Read MoreSuspect vehicle sought in Portland, Vancouver ballot box arson cases
Authorities are searching for a suspect vehicle possibly connected to a ballot box arson case in Southeast Portland early Monday morning, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The Portland arson was the first of two burned ballot boxes on the same day, with the other happening a short while later across the river in Vancouver.…
Read MoreFD: 20 ballots burned in mailbox fire in Phoenix, arson investigation underway
As many as 20 ballots were damaged or destroyed in a mailbox fire at a United States Postal Service location in Phoenix. Fire investigators said the blaze was started intentionally. The Phoenix Fire Department was called to the location near 7th Avenue and Indian School Road around 1:20 a.m. for reports that an unknown person…
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