Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Suspect in arson at San Francisco Hillel House under arrest
Police arrested a man on suspicion of arson following a fire at a religious organization near the San Francisco State University campus earlier this month. According to authorities, a fire broke out at the Hillel House on Banbury Drive around 2 p.m. on Dec. 5. The building, which serves Jewish college students in the area,…
Read MoreNew criminal case filed against man accused of threatening to ‘blow Perryville up’
A man who allegedly threatened to “blow Perryville up” during a phone conversation with a police officer in October and later that day listed the Great Wolf Lodge as one of his targets was back in jail Tuesday night after police re-arrested him in the wake of prosecutors filing a new criminal case, one that…
Read MoreTeen arrested after allegedly setting subway rider on fire at Penn Station stop
Police arrested a teenager believed to be responsible for a terrifying attack on the subway in which a homeless man was set on fire aboard a train in Manhattan. Hiram Carrero was arrested Thursday by members of a joint task force and was charged with attempted murder in connection to the attack on a 56-year-old…
Read MoreTwo indicted for arson and terrorism support in Alabama Walmart fire
A federal grand jury has indicted Lillian Jayne Colburn, 26, and Mercutio Terrell Southall, 41, both of Birmingham, Ala., on charges of arson and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. The charges stem from a fire set at the Walmart Supercenter on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood, Ala., on Aug. 22, 2025. The U.S. Attorney…
Read MoreBaltimore firefighter trainee threatened classmates, multiple weapons found in vehicle at academy, sources say
A trainee at the Baltimore City Fire Academy was reportedly threatening to harm his classmates, and multiple weapons were found in his vehicle, according to details exclusively obtained by WJZ Investigates. Police responded to the incident at the academy on Tuesday. The call came into the Southeast District around noon on Tuesday, police said. According…
Read MoreMan hurled Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities say. Nobody was hurt
A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities said Tuesday. Nobody was hurt. Security guards heard a man yelling derogatory comments about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the downtown building on Monday, according to a statement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.…
Read MoreArizona Man Charged with Hate Crime for Synagogue Fire
On Nov. 18, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a one-count indictment against Everardo Gregorio, 31, of Casa Grande, Arizona for the Obstruction of the Free Exercise of Religious Beliefs by Fire. The indictment alleges that Gregorio burned down Khal Chasidim, a synagogue in Casa Grande, on March 3. The portion of the synagogue…
Read MoreMan faces terrorism charge after allegedly setting woman on fire on CTA train
A suspect who allegedly poured a flammable liquid on a 26-year-old woman and set her on fire onboard a CTA train this week is now facing federal terrorism charges. According to charging documents filed in the U.S. District Court’s Northern District of Illinois, 50-year-old Lawrence Reed is being charged with a federal count of committing…
Read MorePortland man pleads guilty to arson of Portland’s ICE facility
A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to arson of a federal building for setting a fire beside the front gate of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland in June. Trenton Edward Barker, who was dressed all in black in the driveway of the building, took a flare from his backpack, lit it…
Read MoreMan charged with arson in multiple fires at Winnipeg restaurants, constituency offices
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after police say he was responsible for multiple arsons in Winnipeg, including fires at the constituency offices of two Manitoba cabinet ministers and several restaurants. Jesse Robert Shawn Wheatland is facing a total of 22 charges related to arson, break-ins and damage at 11 different locations between June 11…
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