Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Pride and Ukrainian flags burned or vandalized overnight in Silver Spring
Flags promoting Pride were set on fire overnight near downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, infuriating members of the community. Mark Heare and Chris Middleton were asleep in their home when their dogs woke them up. “By the time I came down, I didn’t see anybody,” Heare said. “I walked out the walk and didn’t see anybody.…
Read MoreFormer Laurel police chief sentenced to 8 full life terms on arson charges
The former police chief of Laurel, Maryland, will spend the rest of his life behind bars for setting fire to several homes and a car, all of which belonged to people he believed slighted him. A judge in Howard County sentenced David Crawford, 71, of Ellicott City, to eight life terms in prison plus 75…
Read MoreMan dumps gasoline, sets fire to Leesburg [FL] Masonic Lodge, detectives say
A man was arrested Thursday after dumping gasoline and setting fire to the Leesburg Masonic Lodge last week because he was mad at what it stood for, an affidavit shows. According to detectives, Luke Pratt, 22, was arrested after the fire that destroyed the fraternal organization’s building, located at 200 Richey Road off West Main…
Read MoreMan admits to stabbing passengers in 2021 random Tokyo train attack
A 37-year-old man accused of attempted murder admitted Tuesday to stabbing three passengers in a random knife attack on a Tokyo commuter train in 2021, but his defense team argued his intent to kill was not firm in his first court hearing. Yusuke Tsushima is indicted for seriously injuring a then 20-year-old female university student…
Read MoreEx-firefighter suspected of igniting devastating fire near Yosemite, could face life term
Prosecutors charged a onetime firefighter Tuesday with aggravated arson and other felonies that carry a potential life sentence for allegedly igniting the devastating Oak fire that destroyed 127 homes near Yosemite National Park. Edward F. Wackerman, 71, was arrested Friday on suspicion of igniting the massive fire that also burned 66 outbuildings, forced a massive…
Read MoreMan seeks dismissal of charges in firebombing of anti-abortion group Wisconsin Family Action’s Madison office
The man indicted in the May 2022 firebombing of a prominent anti-abortion group’s office in Madison is seeking to have his case dismissed. An attorney for Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury filed the motion on June 6, arguing the federal arson statute under which Roychowdhury was charged is unconstitutional. “Namely, it exceeds Congress’s commerce clause power and…
Read MoreU.S. Marine, 2nd Man Arrested on Federal Charges Stemming from Firebombing of Planned Parenthood Clinic in Orange County
Special agents with the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service this morning arrested two Orange County men on federal charges alleging they used a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Costa Mesa clinic operated by Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Tibet Ergul, 21, of Irvine, and Chance Brannon, 23, of San Juan Capistrano, an active…
Read MoreEPD: Evansville woman arrested after burning flag, claims to be with ISIS
Evansville Police say a woman trespassed onto a business’s property, set the American flag on fire, and replaced it with a flag for ISIS. Evansville police say they got a call Sunday morning about an arson in progress at the Spectrum building on Old Business 41 in Evansville. There they found 43-year-old Sierra Malloy, who…
Read MoreProsecutors: Man drove car into planned Illinois abortion clinic in attempted arson
A 73-year-old man is facing federal charges after he rammed a car into a planned abortion clinic in an eastern Illinois city and also was trying to set the building on fire, authorities announced Tuesday. Police arrived at the clinic site in Danville about 4:30 a.m. Saturday to find Philip J. Buyno of Prophetstown, Illinois,…
Read MoreArson Suspect Arrested In St. Paul Mosque Fire
A 42-year-old man was arrested in Wednesday’s suspected arson at a mosque in St. Paul, police announced. Said Ntamugabumwe, 42, was booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of first-degree arson in the fire at Oromo American Twhid Islamic Center. The religious center — located at 430 Dale Street North — was empty when…
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