Authorities are investigating a string of 16 arson fires set in a Fresno, Calif., neighborhood last week. The Fresno Bee reports crews responded to 12 burning plastic trash containers in the Pinedale area on Tuesday alone. On Friday, firefighters responded …
New York City fire marshals say an arsonist set 13 fires in five months, including a blaze at a laundry in Queens where more than a dozen firefighters were injured. Thien Dinh was arrested Friday on charges of arson, reckless …
Police in Winston-Salem, N.C., say they are looking for an arsonist who set 10 small fires downtown this summer. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that police don’t have any suspects, and no one has been hurt. According to police, the fires …
A West Texas man who sometimes showed up at fires before emergency personnel arrived has been sentenced to six years in prison for arson. A federal judge in Midland on Wednesday sentenced 64-year-old Jimmie Doyle Farris. Farris in April pleaded …
Police in the southeast Missouri town of Kennett believe they’ve solved a string of arson fires with the arrest of a 37-year-old suspect. KAIT-TV says the man confessed to 13 of 16 recent arson fires in Kennett. The suspect’s name …
The number of arson fires in Huntington, W.Va., continues to grow. Media outlets report that the latest fires occurred early Tuesday at two houses on opposite sides of the city. More than 45 arsons have occurred in the city since …