Latest Arson Headlines
All the headlines from our Arson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.Y. Building Co-Owner Gets Prison in Arson, Ordered to Pay Restitution to Insurer
Aug 12 2013 // A federal judge has sentenced a 55-year-old central New York man to more than 18 years in prison for his role in the arson of a factory building he co-owned and the subsequent $4.2 million insurance claim. U.S. District...
Oregon Man Charged With Arson in Stagecoach Fire
Jul 25 2013 // Police have arrested a Central Oregon man accused of starting a wildfire that burned a Klamath County cabin and forced the temporary evacuation of about 120 homes. Kelly Parker, 30, of La Pine pleaded not guilty Tuesday...
Louisiana Woman Faces Murder Charge in Arson-for-Insurance Scheme
Jul 12 2013 // A woman accused of igniting a deadly bakery fire in Gretna, La., last month is facing murder charges after authorities said she torched her business in a scheme to collect insurance proceeds. Authorities say Lesly...
Mom, Daughter Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud in Connecticut
May 21 2013 // A mother and daughter have been charged with setting a fire that heavily damaged the older woman’s home in Stratford, Conn. Police tell the Connecticut Post they became suspicious after finding valuables and all the...
Insurer: Arson Ring Operated for 2 Decades in Flint, Michigan
Apr 12 2013 // An insurance company says more than a dozen people operated an arson-for-profit ring in Flint, Mich., that collected more than $2 million over two decades. The Flint Journal reports State Farm Insurance says in a lawsuit...
Questionable Arson Investigation Leads to New Trial for Texas Man
Mar 29 2013 // A Texas man convicted of setting a fire that killed his two stepsons was granted a new trial by the state’s highest criminal court, which sided with experts who question the fire investigation used to convict him. Ed...
Texas Arson Convictions Under Review In Light of New Fire Science
Mar 25 2013 // Ed Graf was given life in prison 25 years ago for killing his two stepsons by locking them in a backyard shed and setting it on fire. Two investigators used photos of the shed’s remains to persuade jurors that Graf...
Mississippi County Lets Fire Departments Charge Patients for Medical Response
Feb 6 2013 // Harrison County supervisors have voted to allow American Medical Response to send a separate bill to patients when city and county fire departments respond to emergency medical calls. However, a representative from AMR...
Arson Registry Compromise Clears Ohio Legislature
Dec 17 2012 // Convicted arsonists in Ohio would be required to register with local sheriffs under a bill headed to the governor’s desk. Gov. John Kasich plans to sign it. The legislation creates a statewide registry of arsonists...
Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill to Create Arson Registry
Dec 3 2012 // Convicted arsonists in Ohio would be required to register with local sheriffs under a bill headed to the governor’s desk. The Ohio House voted 89-2 on Nov. 28 to send the measure to Gov. John Kasich. The legislation...
Insurer Seeks Delay in Landmark Wyoming Hotel Arson Suit
Nov 7 2012 // An insurance company is asking a federal judge in Cheyenne to delay a lawsuit over a disputed insurance claim in a 2010 fire that destroyed a landmark Wyoming hotel. National Security Corp. has asked U.S. District Judge...
Minnesota Contractor Gets 6 Years for Arson Conviction
Nov 1 2012 // A Duluth, Minn., building contractor convicted of vandalizing a client’s duplex over a billing fight has been sentenced to almost seven years in prison. A jury convicted 35-year-old Adam Leroy Seavey of first-degree...
South Carolina Trooper’s Wife Charged with Arson, Insurance Fraud
Sep 14 2012 // The wife of a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper has been charged with setting her home on fire and lying to officials. Paula L. Rose has been charged with third-degree arson for a fire at her home in July. Rose also is...
Former North Carolina Fire Chief Charged with Embezzlement
Aug 17 2012 // The former fire chief in Bryson City and his wife have been indicted on embezzlement charges. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that the charges filed by state Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced against...
Snyder Proclaims Arson Awareness Week in Michigan
May 7 2012 // It’s Arson Awareness Week in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder says he wants to focus public attention on the seriousness of fire-setting by young people and the importance of preventing such behavior through collaborative...
Penn. Woman Gets 10-Years’ Probation for Foreclosure Notice Arson
Apr 24 2012 // A northwestern Pennsylvania woman will spend 10 years on probation for attempting suicide by setting fire to her home with a foreclosure notice. The Erie Times-News reported Monday that Erie County Judge John Garhart opted...
Arson Blamed In Hawaii Fire That Killed 97-Year-Old Woman
Apr 2 2012 // Investigators have determined that a fire that killed a 97-year-old Pearl City, Hawaii woman early Friday morning was intentionally set, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The woman who died in the blaze has been...
2 Texas Firefighters Among 3 Accused Of Arson
Mar 29 2012 // Two volunteer firefighters in South Texas and another man have been accused of starting a 2011 grass fire. Officials say 23-year-old Dustin James Ronshausen of New Braunfels, 21-year-old David Paul Puckett Jr. of Seguin...
Texas Arson Hotline Nabs 4 Suspects
Mar 8 2012 // Four San Angelo juveniles are suspected of setting fire to an abandoned San Angelo hotel and the arrests may lead to solving other suspicious fires in the area. San Angelo fire investigators have placed two suspects in...
$100K Reward in Arson Attack At California Beef Processor
Feb 23 2012 // Fresno County authorities are offering $100,000 for information leading to an arrest in last month’s arson attack California’s biggest beef processor. Sheriff’s officials announced the reward Tuesday. The...
