Police say a family of four found dead Tuesday after their New Jersey mansion caught on fire were targeted victims of “homicidal violence.” NBC New York reports that 50-year-old Keith Caneiro was found dead from a gunshot wound on Wednesday, lying on the lawn of his $1.5 million Colts Neck mansion. Authorities found his wife, Jennifer Caneiro, …
Authorities have arrested a 31-year-old woman last week on suspicion of taking a young child with her as she attempted to destroy an ex’s vehicle earlier this month. According to the New York Post, the parents of that 1-year-old boy are using the experience as a warning to other parents to do their homework before …
A Maryland woman reportedly caused millions of dollars in damage and displaced more than 130 people when she allegedly set an apartment building on fire to get back at her now-ex-boyfriend. WUSA reported that Prince George’s County firefighters responded to Hilltop Apartments on September 17 following reports of a fire. It took firefighters more than two …
Authorities in California say a man has been arrested after setting a residential structure on fire Sunday morning. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, the suspect’s name was not immediately released, but officials say he might be homeless. Police were initially called to the scene in the Mission Hills community of San Diego after …
A man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of starting a fire that burned five homes and prompted evacuation orders for an entire Southern California mountain town. Brandon N. McGlover, 32, of Temecula was booked on suspicion of setting five fires, including a blaze threatening an estimated 600 homes in the San Jacinto Mountains east of …
An upstate New York man allegedly set his girlfriend on fire and the apartment they were living in while children were inside, WHEC-TV reports. Plush Dozier, 22, is now facing charges of first-degree arson and second-degree attempted murder in connection with the incident. Around 12:45 a.m. Friday, emergency crews responded to the couple’s apartment in Batavia, New …
A Florida man is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to light sex offenders on fire at a Kissimmee motel. Osceola County detectives reportedly said Jorge Porto-Sierra, 50, admitted following his March 7 arrest that he went to Friendly Village Inn to “barbecue all the child molesters on fire and kill them.” WESH has since …
A Texas mother allegedly set her home on fire with her 2-month-old daughter inside because she was angry with the child’s father. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Israel Reyes, 18, got into an argument with her boyfriend Tuesday. The boyfriend reportedly left the home at around 1 p.m. to get formula and returned an hour later …
A former firefighter in Arizona is facing multiple charges including arson and theft in connection with what police say was a pattern of criminal behavior by the 11-year veteran. According to Fox News, Phoenix police arrested 36-year-old Ryan Donahue on Friday on suspicion of robbing fellow firefighters while they were out of their stations on …
Their mother is also seriously injured, and does not yet know what happened to her children
A Florida man is under arrest for trying to set his girlfriend’s house on fire Saturday. Jose Bernando Rosa Madrigal, 19, of Auburndale, is accused of starting the fire on Saturday while his girlfriend and her parents were still inside the house, Fox News reports. Police found flammable fluid sprayed on the girlfriend’s bedroom in the …
A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty this week to charges related to killing his pregnant girlfriend and torching her apartment. According to WPRI, 31-year-old Born Smith admitted beating Aliss Collins with a fire extinguisher in November 2015, killing her and her near-term baby boy. Smith was later confirmed to be the unborn child’s father. After …
