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Arson
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Suicidal Drunk Driver Runs Into Flames After Crashing Car At Englewood Condo Complex: Cops
A highly intoxicated and suicidal driver crashed their car and then tried running into the flames that erupted at the scene on Thursday, March 19 in Englewood, police said. It happened at Cross at Creek Pointe Condominium complex Thursday, March 19. Officers quickly alerted all the residents in the immediate area to evacuate from their homes due to the close proximity of the fire. In some cases, officers needed to force entry to alert residents and escort them to a safe distance from the fire, police said. EMTs and officers subdued the driver who was hospitalized and charged according…
Freeport, NY
News
Body Found After Fire Engulfs Freeport Trailer, Cause Under Investigation
A body was found in a burned out trailer on Long Island on Tuesday night, March 17, after firefighters doused the flames. First responders were alerted to the blaze in Freeport after cops on patrol spotted it near 30 Commercial Street around 11:45 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. The trailer was engulfed in flames, but crews quickly extinguished the blaze. But once the fire was out, the emergency responders located a body inside the trailer. The person was declared dead at the scene and identified only as a male, police said. Nassau County authorities are investigating the p…
Thompson, CT
Police & Fire
Third Arrest Made In Gasoline-Fueled Thompson House Fire Tied To Alleged Drug Dispute
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a house fire that investigators say was intentionally set in Thompson. Cassandra Lee Heredia, 32, of Windham, was charged with aiding attempted murder and conspiracy to commit arson, according to Connecticut State Police. The fire happened on May 13, 2024, in the North Grosvenordale section of town. Investigators said the blaze was no accident. They found it had been started in three separate locations using gasoline. A gas can was found about a third of a mile from the scene. Troopers also recovered an iPhone. DNA from the device …
Central Islip, NY
News
Molotov Cocktails Discovered Inside Car During Suffolk Traffic Stop Land 3 In Handcuffs: Cops
Three men were arrested after cops discovered Molotov cocktails inside a car during a traffic stop on Long Island, police said. The arrests happened around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, when Third Precinct officers in Central Islip spotted a Honda Accord being driven erratically on Lexington Avenue near Calebs Path, according to Suffolk County Police. Officers pulled the vehicle over and saw two glass bottles filled with gasoline with gasoline-soaked rags sticking out of the tops inside the passenger compartment, police said. Emergency Service officers were called to the scene to safely dis…
Scotch Plains-Fanwood, NJ
News
Corrections Officer Indicted For Deadly Fanwood Fire: Prosecutor
A 70-year-old Fanwood man and former corrections officer was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges following a deadly fire in July 2025, authorities announced Tuesday, Jan. 10. At 1:37 a.m., Fanwood police responded to Kempshall Terrace for a report of a fire, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Fanwood Police Chief Daniel Kranz said. Officers met with William Ahle, who reported the fire and told them that someone was trapped inside, authorities said. Firefighters found 82-year-old Virginia Cramwell, who was later pronounced, authorities said. An investigation determi…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Arsonist Who Stabbed Parents, Set Paterson Basement Fire Had Prior Charges, Records Show
A 25-year-old man is accused of setting a fire in a Paterson home and stabbing both of his parents before surrendering to police, sources with direct knowledge of the incident said. Firefighters were called to 192 Berkshire Ave. in Paterson at approximately 12 a.m. on Monday, March 2, for a fire in a 1.5-story wood-frame home, according to the Paterson Fire Department. The fire was located in the basement, and preliminary information indicates the fire may have been intentionally set by an emotionally disturbed individual barricaded inside the residence, according to the release. Sourc…
Bensalem, PA
Police & Fire
Harrison Jones Sentenced After Driving 700+ Miles To Torch Bensalem Home, Kill Dogs: DA
A Michigan man who drove more than 700 miles to torch a Pennsylvania home while six people were inside—killing two dogs and nearly taking multiple lives—has been sentenced, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Harrison Jones, of Rockford, Michigan, was convicted of six counts of attempted homicide, arson, risking catastrophe, and related offenses for the early morning fire on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Flames consumed the two-story home on the 5200 block of Merganser Way in Bensalem just before 5:30 a.m., resulting in a total loss. Six adult residents were injured while escaping the…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Three Injured Battling Snowy Newark 2-Alarm Blaze: Police
Three people were injured after a firefighter broke out on a snowy night in Newark, early Monday morning, Jan. 26, authorities said. At 1:43 a.m., firefighters responded to 81 Wakeman Ave. on a call of fire, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. A 2nd alarm was transmitted at 2:09 a.m., Miranda said. The fire was declared under control at 3:09 a.m., Miranda said. One firefighter suffered a burn to his inner thigh, and two residents were evaluated on scene by EMS and transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment, Miranda said. Four families, including eight adul…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Christmas Eve Argument Explodes Into Fire With Mother Trapped Inside Maryland Home
While most Maryland homes were setting out cookies on Christmas Eve, one was filling with smoke during a family fight, investigators say. Already wanted in Pennsylvania, 32-year-old Matthew Haigis is now facing serious charges in Maryland after a holiday argument with his mother rapidly escalated and ended with him attempting to set her home ablaze, according to the State Fire Marshal. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2025, members of the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office were called to a home in the 4800 block of Skinners Run Road, where there were reports of a domestic incident involvin…
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Man In Yellow Tracksuit Arrested For Throwing Lit Cigarette Into Lyndhurst Mailbox: Cops
A suspect accused of throwing a lit cigarette into a mailbox outside the Lyndhurst Post Office, damaging mail and starting a fire, has been apprehended following a multi-agency investigation, authorities said. Lyndhurst police were dispatched at 11:22 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, to 436 Valley Brook Ave., the Lyndhurst branch of the United States Post Office, on a report of a man who threw a lit cigarette into a mailbox, Police Capt. Paul Haggerty said. The caller and an eyewitness described the suspect as a man wearing a yellow tracksuit who was seen walking west on Valley Brook Avenue, a…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Fire Displaces 50+: Authorities
A Sunday morning fire in Newark has displaced more than 50 people, authorities said. At 6:18 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, firefighters responded to 286 14th Ave. for a fire that extended to two additional buildings at 288 14th Ave. and 290 14th Ave., Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The heavy blaze necessitated tolling 3 alarms, and 110 firefighters responded, Miranda said. The fire was declared under control at 7:32 a.m., Miranda said. No injuries were reported but 50 people and 14 families are being relocated, Miranda said. To view footage of the fire, click here. Th…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Mass Teen, Man Charged In Explosion At Harvard Medical School; FBI Details What Agents Found
The FBI says two Massachusetts men have been arrested after an explosion shook a building at Harvard Medical School. Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth, and Dominique Frank Cardoza, 20, of Cardoza, are accused of setting off a Roman candle firework inside the Goldenson Building at 220 Longwood Avenue in Boston, federal investigators said. Agents with the Boston Joint Terrorism Task Force made the arrests with help from Harvard University Police. Ted Dox, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston office, said the two bragged about what they did and then tried to cover it up.&nbs…
Stafford, VA
Police & Fire
Stafford Teen Intentionally Set Blaze At Vacant Commercial Building: Fire Officials
A Virginia teenager is behind bars after investigators determined that a fire at a vacant Stafford County building was intentionally set, officials said. According to the Stafford County Fire Marshal’s Office, firefighters were called just before 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, to the 700 block of Cambridge Street, near Enon Road, for a reported structure fire. Crews arrived within minutes to find smoke showing from three sides of a single-story vacant commercial building, officials said. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control and confirmed that the structure was empty. Foll…
Dover-Wharton, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor Probing After Dover Mayor's Auto Repair Shop Destroyed By Fire
A fire that tore through JD Automatic & Truck, a commercial building owned by Dover Mayor James Dodd, is under investigation, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at 331 Richards Ave., Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll. Dover police and fire crews responded to find the building engulfed in flames. Firefighters from Netcong, Mount Tabor, Roxbury, Picatinny, Denville, and Wharton assisted in bringing the fire under control. This evening, at approximately 7:30 pm, Netcong Fire Department was requested to respond into Dover for the RIC... Posted …
Clear Spring-Hancock, MD
Police & Fire
Hancock Man Calls 911 To Confess—Then Tries To Torch His Own House, Officials Say
A Maryland man is under psychiatric evaluation after calling 911 in the middle of the night to say he was setting his own house on fire, authorities said. Just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2025, firefighters and police were called to the 6100 block of Hess Road in Hancock, where a man later identified as the homeowner told dispatchers he was “going to set his house on fire,” according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. When officers arrived, they found the man continuing to try to ignite the home. Hancock Police took him into custody and used a fire extinguisher to put out the f…
Harrisburg, PA
News
PA Gov. Shapiro’s Mansion Firebomber Cody Balmer Sentenced — Watch New Video Evidence
Cody A. Balmer has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in a firebombing attack that endangered 22 people inside the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Balmer admitted to all charges, including attempted murder, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson (one for each person endangered), burglary, and related offenses, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. The Sentence Judge Deborah E. Curcillo accepted a plea agreement in which Balmer, 38, was sentenced to a state correctional institution for 2…
Easton, PA
News
Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Easton Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount
The final member of a violent Lehigh Valley gang has been convicted in the 2018 torture-killing of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Zahmire Welcome, 27, of Whitehall, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping by a Northampton County jury after more than a week of testimony. He faces a mandatory life sentence when he is formally sentenced on Jan. 14, 2026. Welcome was the last of four men charged in connection with Holmes' killing — all members of a gang that called itself “Money Rul…
Woodstock, CT
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced In Fires That Destroyed Historic Eastford Church, Woodstock Buildings
A teenager who set a string of arson fires, including one that destroyed a nearly 200-year-old Connecticut church, will spend at least three years in prison, authorities announced. The man pleaded guilty in June to a string of 2023 fires when he was 17 years old, the State's Attorney's Office said on Tuesday, Sept. 23. His name was not released since he was a juvenile at the time of the crime. Investigators found the teen set the fires in April 2023. One blaze destroyed the Congregational Church of Eastford, which was built in 1829, and others damaged buildings at Crys…
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Porch Fire In Hagerstown Sparks Arson Arrest Of 20-Year-Old Firebug, Officials Say
A 20-year-old Maryland man admitted to sparking a fire that spread to a home’s porch, investigators said. Firefighters were called around 12:40 p.m. to a home on Mitchell Avenue in Hagerstown on Sunday, Sept. 21, when a fire was started in a trash can and spread to the front porch, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. It was later determined that the fire was intentionally set by Brandon Gaither after deputies interviewed witnesses at the scene. Hagerstown Police officers later spotted Gaither near Winter Street and Church Street, took him into custody, and questioned h…
Elmont, NY
Police & Fire
Chair Set On Fire Inside Elmont Home, Police Say
A chair was set on fire inside a Long Island home, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Sept. 20. Supreet Mangat, 30, of Elmont, was arrested after a disturbance at a residence in Elmont on Friday, Sept. 19 at 11:45 p.m., according to the Arson Bomb Squad. A 26-year-old woman who lives at the location received a text message from her housemate, who heard screaming coming from the victim’s room, detectives explained. The victim, who was not home, then Facetimed Mangat and saw him acting erratically and damaging property, including setting a chair on fire. Fifth Precinct officers arri…
Littlestown, PA
News
Teen Daughter Killed When PA Dad Explodes House: Police
A Pennsylvania father is accused of setting a fire that caused a house explosion, killing his 19-year-old daughter and injuring his wife and a volunteer firefighter, Allegheny County Police announced. Brian Jeffrey Shelleby, 46, of Castle Shannon, has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated arson, and causing or risking a catastrophe following the deadly fire on the 800 block of Corbett Drive, according to police. First responders were dispatched shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, and found the home fully engulfed in flames. Inside, firefighters discovered Lakyn Shelleby, 1…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Arlington Apartment Inferno That Sent Dozens Running Ends With Three Arrests: Police
Months after flames tore through a Douglas Park apartment building and sent multiple people to the hospital, Arlington fire officials say three men are now behind bars for arson. At around 4:50 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, members of the Arlington County Fire Department were called to an apartment fire in the 1000 block of South Quebec Street, where there was a blaze that displaced nearly three dozen people. The incident led to several residents being treated for smoke inhalation, and the blaze was considered "suspicious in nature." "A comprehensive criminal investigation was initiated …
Harrisburg, PA
Police & Fire
Mugshot Released Of Family Dollar Arsonist: Harrisburg Police
Harrisburg police released the mugshot of Abdiel Angueira-Vazquez, 30, who is accused of setting fire to a Family Dollar in the city’s Allison Hill neighborhood on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The fire started just after 3:45 a.m. behind the store on the 900 block of South 13th Street, according to police. Flames spread through HVAC units and into the roofline after a ruptured gas line created blowtorch-like flames, Harrisburg firefighters said. Crews quickly contained the blaze before it spread inside. September 9, 2025 Outside Investigation Upgraded To A Building Fire Family Dollar 9300 Block o…
Arlington, VA
News
Charlie Kirk Murder: Person Of Interest Released Hours After Utah Campus Shooting
A person of interest who was apprehended in connection with the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was released hours later. The individual was released from custody following an interrogation by police, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X Wednesday night, Sept. 10. No suspects had been arrested as of 8:45 p.m. "Our investigation continues and we will continue to release information in interest of transparency," Patel said. Related Report: Who Was Charlie Kirk? College Dropout, Forbes 30 Under 30 Influencer Assassinated At Rally Kirk, 31, was …
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Double
Murder
: Elderly Couple Burned, Stabbed After Letting Stranger Into NYC Home, Cops Say
A manhunt is underway for a parolee with a violent criminal history wanted in the deaths of a couple in their Queens, NY home, authorities said. Jamel McGriff, 42, is wanted in the killings of Frank Olton, 76, and Maureen Olton, 77, which happened Monday, Sept. 8, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Tisch said McGriff went to the Oltons’ home that morning, claiming his cell phone battery was dead and he needed to charge it. Video shows McGriff speaking with Frank Olton before being allowed into the couple’s backyard, Tisch said. The two then walked inside through the back door of the…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
New Photos Show Deadly Fire At Moonachie Mobile Home Park
New details have been released in a fiery explosion that left one man dead in a Bergen County mobile home Monday, Sept. 8. The fire broke out around 4:47 p.m., in a mobile home on 6th Street. in Moonachie, bringing police and firefighters from multiple neighboring agencies to the scene, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. During fire suppression efforts, crews found an adult male victim inside, Musella said. His name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. He was pronounced dead at the scene The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Squad, along with the Moonachi…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Fatal Maryland Fires Five Miles Apart Leave Elderly Couple, Child Dead In Same Week: Officials
A second deadly house fire in Wicomico County in less than a week has claimed the lives of an elderly couple, investigators announced. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said crews were called around 2:10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, to the 1300 block of Middleneck Drive in Salisbury, where firefighters arrived to find heavy flames tearing through a two-story home. Two adults — initially identified as an 85-year-old man and his 79-year-old wife who lived in the home — were pulled out and rushed to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, where they were later pronounced dead. Deputy State Fire Marshals deter…
Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
News
Influencer 'Drew Disaster' Commits Arson In Botched Suicide Attempt In Middletown: Affidavit
A popular content creator is facing felony charges after allegedly setting her Middletown home on fire in a suicide attempt that killed one of her cats, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 4. Drew Yvonne Mehalick-Headley, 29 — known to her hundreds of thousands of followers as “Drew Disaster” — allegedly lit the bedroom of her mobile home on Caravan Court around 4:39 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, according to Middletown police. Flames ripped through the residence before firefighters were able to knock down the blaze and rescue Mehalick-Headley, authorities said…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Cars Torched By Hackensack Man Near Mosque, Gas Pumps: Prosecutors
A New Jersey firebug with a very particular set of targets is facing multiple arson charges after torching police cars near a mosque, prosecutors say. Jaime Magnelli, Sr., 78, of Hackensack was arrested this week following a joint investigation launched over the weekend when the cruisers were deliberately damaged in a municipal parking lot. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, Hackensack police and firefighters responded to Municipal Parking Lot T at 78 Trinity Place for reports of police cars burning. The lot, used as overflow parking for city police vehicles, is located next …
New Holland, PA
Police & Fire
'I Will Kill You' New Holland Man Tells Wife Before Setting Home On Fire: Affidavit
A Lancaster County man barricaded himself inside his home, threatened to kill his wife, and then set the residence on fire during an overnight standoff, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Donald Eric Stoner, 74, lit the blaze inside his Spring Hollow Drive home in New Holland Borough while police attempted to serve him with an involuntary commitment warrant, according to court records. Overnight Fire And Police Response Garden Spot Fire Rescue reported being dispatched shortly after 2 a.m. Fire crews staged nearby while police attempted to negotiate with Stoner. Officers then retre…
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Bike-Riding Arsonist Torched Maryland Home, Busted Returning To Scene Of Blaze: Fire Marshal
A Maryland man accused of setting a house on fire was busted after returning to the crime scene, according to investigators. Deputy State Fire Marshals arrested Ryan Lawrence Spann, 40, of Oakland, after spotting him in the woods near the burned home in Garrett County on Tuesday, Sept. 2, officials said. At about 2:30 p.m., a homeowner in the 1000 block of Pergin Farm Road reported seeing Spann ignite a blaze on the front porch before fleeing on a bicycle. The homeowner chased Spann and took photos as he pedaled away, while a friend tried to put out the flames and called 911, accordi…
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