Manchester vacant structure fire was arson, prosecutor says
MANCHESTER, NJ – Officials are declaring a fire that occurred in Manchester Township last Tuesday was arson related. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office issued the …
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Police Force Fire Officer For Allegedly Shooting 61-Year-Old Man In Wheelchair 9 Times
The Tucson Police Department fired a police officer Tuesday for allegedly shooting and killing a man in a wheelchair after he produced a knife. In …
Santa Clara man who killed roommate and set house on fire in September caught
SANTA CLARA, CA – On 09/27/2021, Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a residential fire located in the 1000 block of Tuscany Place, City of Cupertino …
Newark firefighters battle two-alarm fire
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara reports that Newark Firefighters extinguished a 2-alarm fire at 767 South Orange Avenue today. Just …
Five shot including 4-year-old child after gunmen open fire on backyard gathering in Passaic
PASSAIC, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced that at approximately 12:55 a.m. on November 21, …
Professor-Arsonist Indicted for Setting Fires Behind Firefighters Fighting Dixie Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, of San Jose, charging him with arson to …
Suspects sought after they opened fire on police car on patrol
PHILADELPHIA, PA – On November 10, 2021 at approximately 10:13 pm, two Philadelphia police officers were operating an unmarked Police vehicle, when two vehicles stopped …
Leader of tree poaching ring that started massive Olympic Peninsula forest fire sentenced to 20 months in prison
Tacoma — The lead defendant in a scheme to unlawfully harvest maple trees from the Olympic National Forest that resulted in a massive 2018 forest …
New Jersey fire chief charged for illegal touching of colleague’s breasts
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Delanco Township Police Chief Jesse DeSanto announced that the volunteer chief of the Delanco Fire Department has been charged …
Man found guilty of arson, murder in fire that killed his mother and her companion
PEMBERTON TWP, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 62-year-old man was found guilty of causing the deaths of his elderly mother …
Probationary firefighters face their fears, build confidence in pier jump
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Probationary firefighters in recruit training in Deerfield Beach took a leap of faith, diving 25 feet off a pier into the …
Woman Shot Dead, Apartment Set on Fire D.C. Police Say
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, October 31, 2021, in the 2300 block …
Tanker truck bursts into flames after hitting disabled vehicle on Route 37 that hit deer
Manchester Twp NJ – On Wednesday, October 3, 2021, at approximately 2:58 am, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to State Highway 37 …
Bibb County to Receive Ballistics Tank to Test Fire Guns Recovered from Crime Scenes
MACON, Ga. – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has been approved to purchase a ballistics tank using money from a Department of Justice Project Safe Neighborhood’s …
University Allegedly Attempting To Fire Professor For Saying Hurt Feelings Are ‘No Big Deal’
Coastal Carolina University theater professor Steven Earnest says his employer is trying to fire him after he wrote in September that students’ feelings were hurt …
Massive Fire In Residential Building Kills At Least 46 In Taiwan
A residential and commercial building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, caught on fire Thursday morning and killed at least 46 people, according to the local fire department, …
Savannah man sentenced to prison for setting fire at hotel
SAVANNAH, GA: A transient man living in Savannah has been sentenced to federal prison for setting a February fire at a Savannah hotel. Gary Taylor …
Former Treasurer of Volunteer Fire Department Charged with Bank Fraud
A Kaufman County man who allegedly took out fraudulent loans in the name of his volunteer fire department has been charged with making a false …
Tacoma man sentenced to two years in prison for early morning fire in ‘CHOP’ zone
Seattle –A former Seattle resident, who prior to his arrest resided in Tacoma, was sentenced today U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in …
Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union Charged with Stealing Over $220,000 in Union Funds
DETROIT – The former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union (DFFA) has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with embezzling over $220,000 in …
Former Nassau County Fire Rescue Employee Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Federal Prison For Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Images And Videos Over The Internet
Jacksonville, Florida –Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Robert Arthur Ginder (35, Callahan) to seven years and six months in federal prison …
Woman Pleads Guilty to $77,000 FEMA Fraud in Connection with the Paradise Camp Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Deborah Laughlin, 64, formerly of Paradise, pleaded guilty today to making false statements in an application for FEMA benefits in connection with …
Woman charged with arson for fire that destroyed Blackwood Howard Johnson Hotel
BLACKWOOD, NJ – Police have arrested Dannielle Monroe, 27, of Blackwood for setting a fire that burned a Howard Johnson hotel and endangering the lives …
Police pull victim from fiery car crash
ANNE ARUNDEL, MD – Police from the Anne Arundel County Police Department arrived on scene at a traffic crash that lead to a vehicle becoming …
Deadly Jackson fire caused by kerosene heater, deemed accidental
JACKSON, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that the fatal structure fire that occurred on Lehigh Boulevard in Jackson Township on April …
Tractor-trailer carrying natural gas caught fire, shutting down turnpike near Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie, Fl – Last night a portion of the Florida Turnpike was closed due to a truck fire. Traffic was temporarily diverted off …
Prosecutor: Lakewood fire was an intentional act of arson
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Squad-Arson Unit, Ocean County …
Lakewood Forest Fire Update: Garden State Parkway Reopened
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A forest fire that burned through 170 acres between Lakewood Township and Brick Township continued to burn into the night as hundreds …
Hilton Hotel on Route 70 in Brick Evacuated as Fire Draws Near
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Hilton Garden Inn, located in the path of the fire that started earlier this afternoon in Lakewood is being evacuated. …
Lakewood Fire Chief: Numerous structures caught fire as blaze heads to Brick
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Lakewood Fire Chief John Yahr today said moments ago that a fire that began in Lakewood Township has quickly spread and is …
Are You Kidding Me? With Ocean County on Fire, New Jersey Governor Murphy eats pizza
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Days after visiting the township of Lakewood, New Jersey, the town’s industrial center is on fire. At least one building within …
Lakewood fire jumps Route 70, threatening Marketplace at Brick, Lake Riviera
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A forest fire that started near the Lakewood Airport has quickly moved southeast and is out of control. Moments ago, the …
High winds carrying Lakewood fire towards Brick as Target, Lowes on 70 evacuated
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A fire that started near the Lakewood Municipal Airport has been carried southeast by high winds and is now threatening shopping …
Garden State Parkway closed as large forest fire engulfs area in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A large brush fire has broken out forcing the closure of the Garden State Parkway in both directions Sunday afternoon. The road …
Howell firefighters battle house fire in Oak Hill
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Howell Township Police Department has reported a structure fire in the Oak Hill development. Firefighters on scene battle a blaze …
San Diego man gets nine years for boarding flight with firearm
SAN DIEGO, CA – Elan Leroy Gwynn, a San Diego resident, was sentenced today to nine months in custody for attempting to board an international …
Change your clocks and your smoke detector batteries fire officials say
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Division of Fire Safety Director and State Fire Marshal Richard Mikutsky is joining local fire officials and fire departments across …
Teenager set house on fire with parents inside
CLAY, NY – The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office reports that Sheriff’s Deputies have charged a 17-year-old male accused of setting his family’s house on fire …
12-Time Convicted Felon Charged with Firearm Offenses
AUSTIN, TEXAS – A 12-time convicted felon, who waived arraignment Tuesday and pleaded not guilty, remains in federal custody charged with multiple firearms offenses, announced …
Police rescue dog tethered in extreme heat near vehicle fire
ATLANTA, GA – Police officers from the Atlanta police department put themselves on the line to day to rescue a dog from the yard of …
Fire destroys home, displaces family in Howell
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A home on Alex Drive in the Borough of Farmingdale was completely destroyed in a fully engulfed fire Wednesday afternoon. Howell …
Tampa Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Firearms Offenses
TAMPA, FLORIDA – Gabriel Antonio Thompkins, II (25, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer in connection …
Rioter from May 30 Seattle civil unrest pleads guilty to arson and possession of a stolen firearm
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – A man originally from Georgia pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to arson and possession of a stolen firearm …
Boston Police Recover a Loaded Firearm and Arrest One Suspect after a Traffic Stop in Hyde Park
BOSTON, MA – At about 4:45 PM on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force conducted a traffic stop in …
Police Arrest Brockton Man on Drug and Firearm Charges in Roxbury
BOSTON, MA – At about 5:20 PM on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) made an on-site arrest of Eliah Woolley, …
Cleveland Police exchange firearms for gift cards, then melted them down
CLEVELAND, OH – On March 10, 2021, the City of Cleveland and Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works held a gun melt to recycle approximately 400 firearms from …
Erie Man Sentenced To 18 Years’ Imprisonment For Discharging Firearm During Robbery
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 5, 2021, Jimmy Carter, age 56, of …
Firefighters extricate speeding driver who caused accident in Rockville
ROCKVILLE, MD – Rockville City Police responded to a call for a serious accident around 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning at Veirs Mill Road and Bradley …
Man set fire to Atlantic City motel room as diversion to rob liquor store
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A man in Atlantic City has been arrested after he set fire to his motel room in order to divert law …
Five displaced by fire at Phoenix home
PHOENIX, AZ – Five occupants of a home on the west side of Phoenix were displaced after a fire destroyed the house. “West side fire …