A Missouri man was arrested on arson charges last month after he allegedly set a home in Independence on fire with four people inside. None of the people inside were hurt in the fire, which the Independence Fire Department extinguished, KCTV reported. Tylor A. Burghoff, 35, was arrested two blocks from the fire, and police …
A legislative aide to a North Carolina state senator was arrested this week and charged with setting fire to a Raleigh home — with two people inside. Police did not say how Diane Cook might be connected with two inside the home or whether they were injured, WNCN reported. A warrant for Cook’s arrest says …
The Pennsylvania man who firebombed the governor’s residence earlier this year was sentenced this week to 25 to 50 years in prison. Cory Balmer entered a guilty plea to 50 counts relating to the attack after initially pleading not guilty, WFMZ reported. Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family, and guests — including eight children — were …
A 29-year-old California man has been arrested in Florida and charged with intentionally setting one of the most destructive urban fires in US history earlier this year. Jonathan Rinderknecht, then an Uber driver, is accused of setting a fire just after midnight on January 1 on a hiking trail in the Pacific Palisades, the Los …
“One of the most catastrophic fires in the history of Solano County.”
Chicago Police are looking for a fedora-wearing, guitar-toting arsonist who lit several fires in trash bins on the north side of the city. Police said the fires were all set in the early hours of November 24, 2024, but police did not release information about the incidents until Friday, when they posted a video showing …
A Michigan mother who allegedly started a house fire on Saturday was charged with murder after her daughter succumbed to her injuries on Monday. WOOD-TV reported that Roconda Singleton, 46, was formally charged with murder on Wednesday. Singelton’s daughter, Shamiya Stewart, 12, died days after Singelton allegedly started a fire at their Grand Rapids home. …
An 18-year-old Michigan man has been charged with burning down the family home of his ex-girlfriend. Cameron Spencer has been charged with four counts of attempted murder, one count of second degree arson, one count of home invasion, and two counts of malicious destruction of property. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office said four people in …
A California firefighter was arrested on Friday for setting five fires since mid-August. Robert Hernandez, 38, a fire apparatus engineer with Cal Fire, allegedly committed the arsons while off duty. Officials said they believe he set five fires in Sonoma County between August 15 and September 14, the Desert Sun reported. In total, the five …
A northern California man has been arrested and charged with pushing a flaming vehicle over an embankment and starting the Park Fire in Butte County, which by Friday evening had torched nearly 180,000 acres. Ronnie Stout, 42, has so far been charged with one count of arson, but District Attorney Mike Ramsay said enhancements have …
A North Carolina woman is accused of intentionally setting her home on fire, resulting in the deaths of pets and damage to two other homes. Theresa Allison Varner, 39, a High Point 911 Master Telecommunicator, allegedly set fire to her home on Grace Drive in Thomasville on Wednesday. The residence is shared with her husband, …
An Ohio man has been charged with aggravated arson after a woman was found dead in an apartment fire in southeast Columbus last week. Edith Saintilus, 53, was found dead as firefighters extinguished the June 27 blaze at Columbus Park Apartments, WBNS reported. Columbus Police said that arson investigators found “a number of circumstances” that …
