Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Employee accused of arson after paper goods warehouse destroyed in massive fire in Ontario
A warehouse employee was arrested on suspicion of arson after a massive fire destroyed the building in Ontario, prompting a large response from first responders overnight. The fire started shortly after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday near Hellman and Merrill avenues, according to the Ontario Fire Department. In total, 175 firefighters and 20 engines were on scene…
Read MoreColumbia [LA] Men Charged with Arson After Destroying Caldwell Parish’s Only Catholic Church the Friday Before Holy Week
On April 1, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana charged Anthony Dillon, Jr., 19, and James Dale Smith IV, 21, both of Columbia, with arson after the two burned down the only Catholic church in Caldwell Parish the Friday before Holy Week was set to begin. If convicted, the…
Read MoreFlorida man sentenced for setting Michigan State Police cruisers on fire
The 41-year-old Florida man charged after he vandalized multiple police cruisers in 2023 was sentenced Tuesday. James Itani, 41, was sentenced in Chippewa County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Itani was arrested in September 2023 and was charged with terrorism, third-degree arson and several counts of assault with intent to murder. This is after Itani set…
Read MoreBoy, 17, among new arrests over suspected arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances
Counter-terrorism police have arrested two men and a boy in connection with a suspected arson attack last week on ambulances run by a Jewish charity in Golders Green, north London. The three people – a 19-year-old man, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy – were all arrested early on Wednesday, the Metropolitan police said.…
Read MoreFacing murder, arson trial in Loudoun Co. house fire, new federal charges for man tied to Russian organized crime boss
Jacob Bogatin, 78, charged with murder and arson in the October 2025 house fire that killed a Sterling, Virginia, neighbor, was expected in a Leesburg courtroom later this month for a preliminary hearing. But WTOP has learned Bogatin has been ordered to be transferred to Pennsylvania to face new federal charges. Bogatin was arrested on…
Read MorePolice detain fourth suspect after arson attack on Czech defence factory
Czech police have detained a fourth suspect following an arson attack on an optics and drones factory this month and a court has ordered the person be held in custody, police said on X on Saturday. A previously unknown pro-Palestinian activist group had claimed responsibility for the March 20 attack on the LPP company’s factory…
Read MoreAn unknown attacker threw Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague, police say
An unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague promoting culture and history, Czech police said on Friday. The incident in the Czech capital took place late Thursday and is now being investigated, they said. The building of the center did not catch fire. A photo shows a broken window while…
Read MoreCar torched in Antwerp in suspected antisemitic attack, says Belgian official
The torching of a car overnight in Antwerp, for which two minors were arrested, is being treated as a suspected antisemitic attack, a Belgian official said on Tuesday. European countries including Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain have witnessed incidents targeting the Jewish community since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran on…
Read MoreTwo men arrested over Jewish charity ambulance arson attacks
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after four Jewish charity-owned ambulances were set on fire in north London. Four Hatzola ambulances were set ablaze in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday, in an incident being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. One man, 47, was…
Read MoreLarge oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place, officials said. No one was injured in Monday’s explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of Houston, Mayor Charlotte M. Moses said.…
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