Man accused of setting Pinecrest Lake townhouse fire while ‘killing spiders,’ police say
TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP, PA – A bizarre and destructive fire tore through a row of townhomes in the Pinecrest Lake community LSDY Monday evening after police say a resident repeatedly set small fires…
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 federal property and setting timber afire, Acting…
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 in the middle of the 2300 block…
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 fire was sentenced late yesterday to 20…
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 with touching the breasts of a woman…
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 and her companion who perished in a…
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 water below. The exercise is not only…
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 of Green Street, Southeast. At approximately 4:17…
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 near Mile Marker 1.5, to investigate a…
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 (PSN) grant. Ballistics tanks are specially designed…
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 too easily over a campus incident. “Sorry…
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, BBC News reported. The department told the…
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 Smith, 35, of Savannah, was sentenced to…
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 statement to a bank, announced Acting U.S.…
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 prison for setting fire to the outside…
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 union funds, announced Acting United States Attorney…
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 for receipt of child sex abuse images.…
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 the 2018 Paradise Camp Fire, Acting U.S.…
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 of residents, staff and first responders. On…
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 fully engulfed. Police officers went into the…
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 1, 2021 has been ruled accidental. On…