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Rayshard Brooks: Lawyer confirms alleged Wendy’s restaurant fire starter had ‘close relationship’ with man shot by police in parking lot

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A woman suspected of intentionally starting a fire at an Atlanta Wendy’s fast food restaurant earlier this month has been apprehended, and according to her lawyer, she knew the man whose death sparked the protest. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 29-year-old Natalie White was apprehended Tuesday afternoon by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit. She was …

Arson
March 29, 2020

NY subway operator killed in train fire police say was deliberately set

New York police on Saturday released a photograph of a man they’d like to question in connection with a fire at a subway station on Friday that killed a train operator and injured several others, NBC New York reported. Garrett Goble, 36, was found unconscious on the train roadbed when emergency crews responded. He was …

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March 9, 2020

Fatal fire caused when woman throws flaming hand sanitizer at her girlfriend: Cops

A Connecticut woman faces murder and other charges related to a fatal fire in a Hartford apartment building early Sunday morning, the Hartford Courant reported. Police said Destiny Waite, 28, lit a bottle of hand sanitizer on fire and threw it at her girlfriend during a fight, sparking the 3-alarm blaze at the 5-story Charter …

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February 19, 2020

SEE IT: 1 firefighter dead, another missing as fire destroys public library; two teens charged

One firefighter is dead and another is unaccounted for after a fire destroyed the Porterville Public Library in Porterville, California, Tuesday night. And police have arrested two 13-year-olds  they believe started the blaze. The Porterville Fire Department said Fire Captain Ramon “Ray” Figueroa, 35, died battling the fire, and Patrick Jones, 25, was missing. Figueroa …

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January 25, 2020

Suspects killed elderly woman in burglary, set fire to house to hide crime: Reports

Three people have been charged with first degree murder and arson in the death of a 76-year-old Lumberton, North Carolina, woman whose body was found inside her home after firefighters responded to a house fire there, the Lumberton Police Department announced Saturday, according to WPDE reporter Tonya Brown. Annette Hendren Ivey, a widow, lived with …

9-year-old arraigned on murder, arson charges in deadly fire
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October 21, 2019

9-year-old arraigned on murder, arson charges in deadly fire

A 9-year-old boy accused of intentionally setting a fire that killed five people earlier this year sat with his court appointed lawyer during a 30-minute arraignment hearing on Monday as the judge in the case carefully explained the felony charges filed against him, the Peoria Journal Star reported. The boy has been charged with five …

9-year-old charged with murder, arson in deadly Illinois fire
Arson
October 9, 2019

9-year-old charged with murder, arson in deadly Illinois fire

A 9-year-old was charged Tuesday with murder and arson in a central Illinois mobile home fire in April that killed five people, the Pantagraph reported. Woodford County State’s Attorney Greg Minger was not able to provide much detail about the case because the suspect is a juvenile. He said the child has been charged with …

Missouri man flies to California JUST TO START FIRES: Police
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September 26, 2019

Missouri man flies to California JUST TO START FIRES: Police

A 68-year-old Missouri man flew to California, rented a car, and drove around the winding roads of Santa Clara County, tossing flaming pieces of paper into the dust dry brush in the hills between Ed Levin Park and Calaveras Reservoir last weekend, starting at least 13 wildfires, police said, announcing his arrest. The East Bay …

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September 15, 2019

Father blows up his home, kills himself on daughter’s wedding day: Reports

A Pennsylvania man blew up his own house on his daughter’s wedding day, police say, killing himself after the home exploded. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that residents in an Edgewood neighborhood told police they saw the man standing in front of his house at 318 Garland Street on Saturday afternoon, as it caught fire. Within minutes, …