Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Man facing hate crime, arson charges in Madison County
A man is accused of a hate crime and arson in Madison County. Joshua Javon Morrison, 35, was charged by the Madison County State’s Attorney with aggravated arson, arson, aggravated battery and hate crime. Charging documents state that on July 19, Morrison set a fire at an apartment complex in the 300 block of Grant…
Read MoreIranian Officials Suspect Sabotage in String of Mysterious Fires
For more than two weeks, mysterious explosions and fires have erupted across Iran, setting ablaze apartment complexes and oil refineries, a road outside a major airport and even a shoe factory. In public, Iranian officials have shrugged off the events as mere coincidence or blamed aging infrastructure, trying to soothe the frayed nerves of a…
Read MoreMan accused of setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles is arrested and charged with arson
A man with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests was charged Monday with setting fire to 11 New York City police vehicles last month. Jakhi McCray, 21, of Brooklyn pleaded not guilty to arson in U.S. District Court. A criminal complaint unsealed Monday said McCray was recorded on surveillance video scaling a fence to…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after car crashes into post office and catches fire in San Jose, California
A suspect was arrested after a car crashed into a post office in San Jose, California, early Sunday, causing the building to go up in flames, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Emergency crews responded around 3 a.m. to the office located in a strip mall south of downtown, according to a joint statement from…
Read MoreTokyo police arrest man for attempted arson at tourist go-kart company
Tokyo police arrested a 28-year-old man Wednesday on suspicion of attempted arson after he allegedly tried to set fire to a tourist go-kart company’s property in the capital’s Koto Ward. The suspect, Yuga Matsuoka, an employee at a leasing company and a resident of Nerima Ward, has confessed to the crime, telling police that the…
Read More‘Breakthrough’ hailed in Melbourne synagogue arson investigation as man charged over ‘crime car’
The investigation into an arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue has reached a “critical point”, Victoria’s acting premier says, after a man was charged with stealing “a communal crime car” used in the attack and blocking police from accessing apps on his phone. The attack on the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel synagogue in December is…
Read MoreMolotov cocktails thrown at local Republican headquarters in Michigan’s U.P.
Two Molotov cocktails were aimed at the Dickinson County Republican Committee Headquarters building in Iron Mountain, Michigan, local police say. No significant damage resulted. The Iron Mountain Police Department says it has arrested a 19-year-old man from Iron Mountain, which is in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, near the Michigan-Wisconsin state line. The attempted vandalism was noticed…
Read MoreBCA investigating after 5 deputies shoot, kill arson suspect who shot at firefighter in northeastern Minnesota
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating an incident where multiple deputies shot and killed an arson suspect who allegedly shot at a firefighter in northeast Minnesota on Tuesday. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says its 911 center received a call reporting a structure fire on Heritage Trail near East Pioneer Road in…
Read MoreWoman arrested for hate crime, allegedly set Novato church on fire
A Santa Clara woman was arrested for allegedly setting a Novato church on fire over the weekend in what authorities said was a hate crime. The fire was first reported on Saturday at 6:30 a.m at North Bay Christ Church on Redwood Boulevard, with witnesses saying that they had seen a woman walking away from…
Read MorePagosa Springs man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktail into courthouse
A Pagosa Springs man suspected of setting fire to the Archuleta County Courthouse allegedly chucked a Molotov cocktail through a window late at night, according to an arrest affidavit. Security camera footage captured William Wayne Bryant, 71, tossing the incendiary device through a side window, then running from the scene, according to the affidavit. The…
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