Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Man suspected of torching Berkeley animal shelter arrested
Police have arrested the man they believe set fire to the Berkeley Animal Care Services shelter Saturday night, forcing the city-run facility near Aquatic Park to close and relocate all the animals living there. Police are also investigating whether the man they arrested was involved in vandalizing the shelter building by flooding it overnight Wednesday.…
Read More2 in Atlanta training center protests charged with federal arson offenses; 3 indicted by state
Two people accused of committing arson during protests of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center now face federal charges. In addition, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr re-indicted the same two people, adding a third, he announced June 11. “The law does not protect, and the Department of Justice will not tolerate, organized acts of violence…
Read MorePolice blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbing
Police blasted water cannons Wednesday at protesters in Northern Ireland who set small fires and hurled bricks, rocks and bottles at them during a second night of violence over a brutal stabbing on a Belfast street. Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed sidewalks with sledgehammers to toss at riot…
Read MorePolice investigate possible arson of radar trailer in Macomb County
Police are investigating a possible arson after a Clinton Township Police Department radar trailer was found on fire along Canal Road last week, officials said. The incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on June 6, 2026, when a resident reported that a trailer was ablaze in Macomb County. Clinton Township police and fire crews responded…
Read MoreDepartment of Justice indicts eight conspirators who threatened University of Michigan officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation
Eight individuals associated with the University of Michigan were indicted for their alleged roles in conspiracies to threaten University of Michigan leaders, law enforcement, and businesses, including the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, announced U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan of the FBI Detroit Field Office joined Gorgon in…
Read MoreHomes and vehicles set alight as anti-immigration violence flares over Northern Ireland knife attack
Anti-immigrant protesters in the UK took to the streets on Tuesday after a 30-year-old man from Sudan was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in Northern Ireland that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned as “horrific.” Masked crowds gathered in various parts of Belfast on Tuesday evening, setting houses, a bus, cars and barricades…
Read MoreOregon man charged with domestic terrorism after series of fires in Wheeler County
A man was taken into custody after setting a series of fires at power poles and other properties near Fossil, Oregon, according to the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the fires were set last week in the hills north of Fossil. A joint operation involving several local law enforcement agencies, Oregon State Police and…
Read MoreBritish teen charged over London arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances
A teenager has been charged in connection with an arson attack on a Jewish charity’s ambulances in March, according to U.K. police, becoming the fifth person to be charged over the attack. The March blaze in Golders Green, an area in north London with a large Jewish population, engulfed four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest,…
Read MoreNJ nurse arrested for 2 arsons, threatening coworkers on Thursday, officials say
A New Jersey nurse was arrested after setting fire to his apartment and to his car outside of where he worked on Thursday, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers with the Gloucester Township Police Department were called to the Cherrywood Apartment on the 1200 block of Little Gloucester Road around 11:52 a.m. on…
Read MorePolice seek public’s help investigating arson at Boston Museum of African American History
The National Park Service and Boston police are investigating an act of arson at the Museum of African American History Boston, where a staff member discovered package contents set on fire behind the building on Joy Street in Beacon Hill. Dr. Noelle Trent, president and CEO of the museum’s Boston and Nantucket campuses, said she…
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