Latest Arson Headlines
All the headlines from our Arson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Hunts for Motives Behind State’s Largest Residential Arson
Jan 3 2005 // An arson that destroyed part of a Greenbelt, Maryland-area development with many black homeowners was “an effort to wipe out a community” and authorities are “very carefully investigating” whether...
Calif. Man Convicted of Arson Charges
Dec 20 2004 // A graduate student at the California Institute of Technology has been convicted of a series of arson charges related to firebomb attacks on sport utility vehicles in the San Gabriel Valley last year. William Jensen...
Arson Suspected in Fires in Posh Md. Subdivision; FBI Also Looking into Possible Ecoterrorism
Dec 8 2004 // Investigators suspect arson in at least four of the fires that destroyed a dozen homes and burned several others in Indian Head, a posh Maryland subdivision under construction near a nature preserve, and the FBI said it...
Ga. Commissioner Reports Arrests of Sister/Brother in Daycare Center Fire
May 18 2004 // Georgia Insurance and Fire Commissioner John Oxendine announced that two arrests have been made in connection with a daycare center fire in Cochran, Ga. Angel Farrow Gordon, 35, was arrested for allegedly conspiring to set...
Fla. Man Charged in Arson Case
May 17 2004 // An Escambia County, Florida man was arrested recently for a residential burglary and arson that occurred on May 25, 2002, at 700 West Johnson Avenue. New information developed by investigators’ lead to the arrest of...
Fla. Business Owner in Hot Water; Arson Charges Handed Down
May 13 2004 // A Florida business owner has been arrested on charges that he burned down his seafood processing company in order to collect insurance proceeds, according to investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s...
N.Y. Dept.’s of Insurance, State Recognize Arson Awareness Week, Encourage New Yorkers to Join Fight
May 4 2004 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio and Secretary of State Randy Daniels on Monday recognized national “Arson Awareness Week” by encouraging New Yorkers to protect themselves from arson-related...
Ga. Commissioner Reminds Residents of Arson Dangers
Apr 29 2004 // Marking the start of National Arson Awareness Week (May 2-8), Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine is reminding Georgians that they can get personally involved in the fight against the crime of...
Fla. Man Charged in Arson Case
Apr 27 2004 // An Escambia County, Florida man was arrested last week for a residential burglary and arson that occurred on May 25, 2002, at 700 West Johnson Avenue. New information developed by investigators lead to the arrest of the...
Alabama Woman Charged with Arson
Apr 21 2004 // A 39-year-old Alexander City, Ala. woman was charged with first-degree arson in connection with a fire that resulted in a rescue of the woman’s boyfriend. According to the Alabama Department of Insurance, Janet Tuck...
Ga. Suspect Arrested in Ben Hill Co. Jail Fire
Mar 23 2004 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine announced that a Fitzgerald man has been charged with setting fire to the Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center. Derrick Young, 23, was...
Ala. Student Arrested, But Not Expected to be Prosecuted in School Fire
Mar 17 2004 // A 16-year-old Alabama student allegedly dropped a cigarette butt into a trash can filled with mops in a janitor’s closet at Jackson High School last week. A small fire ensued, but the school’s principal...
Ga. Commissioner Rules Fire was Arson
Mar 8 2004 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said that a fire that destroyed a church in Tattnall County last week was arson. The Zion Union Primitive Baptist Church was located at 7601 Hilton Hall Road,...
FIRST ARSON HOTLINE REWARD:
Feb 23 2004 // A $500 reward has been given to a man who called the State Fire Marshal’s Office Arson Hotline to report a case of arson. The call led to the arrest and conviction of 26-year-old Laurie Granado of Austin on charges...
Ga. School Fire Ruled Arson
Feb 18 2004 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said a recent fire that destroyed the former Hahira High School was arson. High winds reportedly fanned the flames and made firefighting efforts especially...
Prison for N.Y. Man Who Pled Guilty to Arson Attempt
Feb 16 2004 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that an Auburn businessman, Francis Rikhoff, who pled guilty to an attempted arson in order to collect insurance monies for TNY Car Toyz, a store he...
Texas Arson Hotline Caller Given First Reward
Feb 12 2004 // A $500 reward has been handed over to a man who called the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office Arson Hotline to report a case of arson. According to the Insurance Council of Texas, the phone call led to the arrest and...
Arrest Made in Connection with Fla. August Home Fire
Jan 26 2004 // Florida State Fire Marshal and insurance fraud investigators with the Department of Financial Services have arrested a local homeowner for allegedly burning her home to collect insurance proceeds. Investigators said Gari...
N.Y. Charges Two with Arson Fraud
Jan 12 2004 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced the arrest of Joseph Dolcimascolo and his mother, Martha, on charges of insurance fraud in the third degree and grand larceny in the third degree. The...
Pa. Man Charged in Arson-for-Hire Fraud Scam
Jan 12 2004 // Authorities in New Jersey have charged Robert Halpin, 23, of Horsham, Pa., with two counts of arson for hire, conspiracy, aggravated arson, arson to collect insurance proceeds and attempted theft by deception for...
