Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Carroll County firefighter arrested, charged with setting fires
Authorities arrested a volunteer Carroll County firefighter in connection with a string of fires over the last year in Eldersburg and Liberty Reservoir areas. Allison Nicole Creutzer, 20, of Eldersburg, was charged with intentionally setting fire to grass, brush and woodland, three counts of second-degree malicious burning and one misdemeanor count of calling in a…
Read MoreMan Sentenced To Death For Arson Attack At Japanese Anime Studio That Killed 36
A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people. The Kyoto District Court said it found the defendant, Shinji Aoba, mentally capable to face punishment for the crimes…
Read MoreEdmonton City Hall shooting suspect was a security guard, released manifestos
A man who worked as a security guard is facing several firearms and arson charges after shots were fired and a Molotov cocktail exploded inside Edmonton City Hall Tuesday morning. Charges have been filed in court against a 28-year-old man named Bezhani Sarvar. Sarvar is charged with reckless arson in an occupied property, possessing incendiary…
Read More‘Heavily armed’ man fired shots, threw Molotov cocktail in Edmonton city hall: chief
The person who fired shots from a long gun and threw a Molotov cocktail at city hall on Tuesday was “heavily armed,” Edmonton’s police chief says. At a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, Chief Dale McFee shared details about the active shooter situation. “At approximately 10:25 this morning, the Edmonton Police Service received reports of…
Read MoreCrisfield High student faces charges of threatening mass violence, arson
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Crisfield High School student Wednesday at their home on recommended charges of threatening mass violence and threatening arson. Here’s what we know about the case so far. On Jan. 16, 2024, at about 7:20 a.m., a Crisfield Academy and High School official informed the School Resource Deputy assigned…
Read MoreAtlanta police announce arrest for arson connected to ‘Cop City’ protests
Atlanta police announced Wednesday that a person was arrested last month and faces charges after allegedly committing arson in protest of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The arrest took place in Summerville, South Carolina, where 23-year-old Seth Brock Spigner is accused of setting construction equipment on fire and spray painting phrases like “Stop Cop…
Read MoreTorched homes, threats have Edmonton’s South Asian business community on edge
Tensions are running high for business owners in Edmonton after a series of targeted extortion attempts and arsons to newly built and under-construction homes. Police say members of the city’s South Asian business community are being singled out by extortionists using WhatsApp to demand large amounts of money from home builders and construction businesses. When…
Read MoreQuebec man who blamed wildfires on government pleads guilty to setting 14 fires
A Quebec man who posted conspiracy theories online that forest fires were being deliberately set by the government has pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires himself that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Brian Paré, 38, pleaded guilty Monday to 13 counts of arson and one count of arson with disregard for…
Read MoreMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Arson Charge By Pouring Gasoline on Several Supreme Court Vehicles
Cody Tarner, 26, of Hagerstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty on January 9, 2024, in federal court to Arson. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth scheduled a sentencing hearing for May 14, 2024. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael O’Callaghan of the FBI Washington Field Office’s…
Read MoreBangladesh poll booths burn on election eve, as train arson kills four
Polling booths were set ablaze in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday’s general elections, while four people, including two children, were killed in a train fire that the government described as arson targeting democratic values. Friday’s fire broke out at about 9 p.m. (1500 GMT), injuring eight passengers as it spread to four compartments of…
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