Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
‘Stop Cop City’ claims responsibility for arson to Atlanta police car, chief says
Atlanta police say someone has stepped forward to claim responsibility for setting fire to a patrol car early Saturday morning. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum led a press conference on Saturday and revealed that members of “Defend the Atlanta Forest,” commonly called “Stop Cop City” took responsibility for the arson. The car was found in…
Read MoreGrandmother identifies her son as man who fired gunshots and set house near Philadelphia on fire
A Philadelphia-area grandmother has identified her son as the man who fired gunshots and set their house on fire in East Lansdowne Wednesday. Chin Le, speaking to CNN affiliate WPVI, identified the shooter as 43-year-old Canh Le. Le said she heard her son arguing with his 13-year-old niece and saying he was going to get…
Read MoreProphetstown man gets 5 years for trying to burn down planned Danville abortion clinic
A Prophetstown man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his attempt last May to burn down a building in Danville that was set to become an abortion clinic. U.S. District Judge Colin Bruce handed down the sentence Monday to Philip J. Buyno, 73, after he pleaded guilty Sept. 19 to attempted arson.…
Read MoreMassachusetts Man Extradited From Sweden on Charges Related to Fires at Jewish Institutions in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts man has been extradited from Stockholm, Sweden to face charges in connection with his alleged obstruction of an investigation into fires set at Jewish institutions in Arlington, Needham and Chelsea, Mass. in May 2019. Alexander Giannakakis, 37, formerly of Quincy, Mass., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in 2019 for…
Read MoreArson investigation underway at Golden Valley building housing several conservative organizations
Investigators now believe someone intentionally set a Golden Valley office building on fire this weekend. The fire started early Friday morning and damaged offices belonging to three organizations with politically conservative agendas. According to city fire officials, a fire alarm was reported at 2:11 a.m. Sunday at a building on the 8400 block of Wayzata…
Read MoreMan sentenced to 10 years for starting fire inside Target headquarters during riot
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for starting a fire inside Target headquarters during a riot in August 2020, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced Wednesday. Leroy Lemonte Perry Williams, 37, was convicted on one count of arson for the incident in October last year. The fire occurred on Aug.…
Read MoreFormer college professor pleads guilty to arson spree as crews fought Dixie Fire
A former college professor has pleaded guilty to a string of arson fires in Northern California in 2021 as fire crews were battling the second-largest fire in the state’s history. Gary Stephen Maynard, 49, of San Jose, pleaded guilty to three arson counts in connection to fires in the Shasta National Forest and near the…
Read MoreA UK lawmaker says he’s quitting Parliament after death threats and an arson attack
A Conservative lawmaker in Britain said Thursday he will step down when an election is called later this year because of abuse and death threats he says are linked to his support for Israel. Mike Freer said an arson attack on his office in December was the “final straw.” He told the BBC that when…
Read MoreOhio man gets 18 years for firebombing church over drag shows
Aimenn D. Penny didn’t apologize for firebombing a Geauga County church last year. Instead, he justified sacrificing his future for hate. The 20-year-old, standing calmly in an orange prison jumpsuit during his sentencing hearing Monday in U.S. District Court, maintained his attack was a protest against the LGBTQ+ community and drag shows, an effort “to…
Read MoreFire at Decatur gender clinic was intentional, being investigated as hate crime
The Decatur Fire Department confirmed on Jan. 26 that a fire at a gender clinic inside a historic building was intentionally set. As first reported by Decaturish, records show that fire investigators are probing whether an arsonist targeted a gender-affirming medical clinic at the historic Blair Building on Oct. 30, 2023. The city denied our…
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