Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Man 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…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Charged with Weapon of Mass Destruction Offense in Connection with Bomb Attack in Lobby of County Courthouse
A three-count federal grand jury indictment was returned today charging Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, of Santa Maria, California, with committing a bomb attack at a courthouse in Santa Maria in which several people were injured. McGuire’s arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 25 in the Central District of California. According to the indictment and criminal complaint,…
Read MoreWashington Man Sentenced for Hate Crimes and Firearm Offense for Four Attacks on Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls
A Washington man was sentenced today to 11 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for federal civil rights and firearms offenses in connection with four attacks that damaged or destroyed several Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls in western Washington. Mikey Diamond Starrett, also known as Michael Jason Layes, 52, of Olympia, was…
Read MoreRussia suspected of planting device on plane that caused UK warehouse fire
Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted an incendiary device on a plane to Britain which later caught fire at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham, the Guardian can reveal. Nobody was reported injured in the fire on 22 July at a warehouse in the suburb of Minworth that handles parcels for delivery, and the…
Read MoreGermany: Police shoot man in western city of Krefeld
Police officers in the western German city of Krefeld shot and wounded a man in a cinema foyer on Thursday night. The incident occurred after the man reportedly set three fires in the Cracau district of the city, police said.What we know so far The suspect is a 38-year-old Iranian citizen who lived in the…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into shops in Germany
A man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in the western German city of Essen that left 30 people injured and driving a van into two shops, authorities said Sunday. Emergency services were alerted to two fires in residential buildings in quick succession shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, police said. The injured people…
Read MoreMan In Denmark Faces Preliminary Terrorism Charges Over Arson At A Jewish Woman’s Home
A 21-year-old man in Denmark was arrested on Tuesday for arson after allegedly setting a fire at a Jewish woman’s home in Copenhagen, and he faced preliminary court charges under the country’s terrorism laws that can lead to a life sentence. Preliminary charges are one step short of formal charges and allow authorities to detain…
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