Latest Arson Headlines
All the headlines from our Arson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Fire to 81-Year-Old Property Ruled Arson
Aug 5 2021 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that a Putnam County fire was intentionally set and has been ruled an act of Arson. The fire occurred on Grand Avenue at approximately 3:19 A.M. on July...
Covered Bridge Fire Declared Arson in Maine
Aug 4 2021 // A fire that destroyed one of Maine’s nine covered bridges has been declared an arson, the fire marshal’s office said. A local business put up a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of those...
Massachusetts Man Charged with Arson Following Great Barrington Blaze
Jul 26 2021 // A Massachusetts man is facing charges of arson and insurance fraud in connection with a fire that consumed a building he owned in Great Barrington. The building held apartments and a retail shop but was vacant when it went...
Witness Says Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Used Arson Money to Buy Campaign Signs
Jul 18 2021 // Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used it to buy campaign signs when the Republican ran for office in 2018, a witness testified Friday in...
Western Michigan Wheat Field Fires Prompt Arson Probe
Jul 14 2021 // A series of wheat field fires in western Michigan prompted an arson investigation, authorities said. Two fires were reported recently just outside the village of Waldron, according to the Hillsdale Daily News. The first...
Fire At Washington Businesses Probed as Arson
Jul 13 2021 // A fire that extensively damaged businesses just south of Seattle in White Center early Monday is now under investigation as arson by the King County Sheriff’s Office. The incident was reclassified due to new...
Columbia County, Georgia Fire Ruled Arson
Jul 9 2021 // A recent fire In Columbia County, Georgia has been ruled arson, according to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King’s Fire Investigations Unit. The fire occurred on Sullivan Hartfield Road in Evans and...
Virginia Man Charged with Arson After String of Suspicious Fires
Jul 8 2021 // Officials have charged a man with one count of arson after a string of suspicious fires in Norfolk, Virginia. News outlets report that the Norfolk Fire Marshal’s Office announced the arrest of Ryan Elza, 42, on...
Six Charged in New York Care Home Fire Where Firefighter, Resident Died
Jul 1 2021 // Six people are facing charges ranging from arson and manslaughter to filing a false instrument and criminal impersonation in connection to a fire at an assisted living facility in a New York City suburb earlier this year...
French Court Refuses to Dismiss Fire Charges Against Buffett-Owned Lubrizol
Jun 30 2021 // A French appeal court on Wednesday rejected a request by chemicals group Lubrizol to have judicial charges over a fire at a plant in Rouen quashed because of alleged irregularities in the investigation, a lawyer for the...
Prosecutor Says Woman Arrested in Arson that Damaged Three Buildings
Jun 28 2021 // A woman accused of setting a fire that damaged three buildings and displaced a dozen New Jersey families earlier this month has been arrested, prosecutors said. The Hudson County prosecutor’s office announced the...
Women Charged in Western Maryland Mobile Home Arson
Jun 24 2021 // Two women linked to a mobile home fire in western Maryland last week have been charged with arson, according to Maryland fire investigators. The Office of the State Fire Marshal announced that investigators determined that...
Tony the Tennessee Arson Detection Dog Loves His Job
Jun 10 2021 // Tony is an unusual dog. He never eats his food out of a bowl, always feeding from his human’s hand. He has a distinct physical appearance, having lost part of his tail as a puppy. And he’s an accelerant...
Arson Suspected in Idaho Theme Park Fire
Jun 8 2021 // Authorities suspect an arsonist set a wooden roller coaster on fire in an overnight blaze at a northern Idaho theme park. The Kootenai Sheriff’s Office responded to the Silverwood Theme Park near the town of Athol at...
Montana Man Must Pay Restitution to Insurer for Arson
Jun 1 2021 // A south-central Montana man who pleaded no contest to hiring someone to burn down his house for the insurance money so he could pay a debt to the federal government in a drug case has been ordered to pay...
Brooklyn Landlord Charged in Deadly Fire Started by Space Heater
May 19 2021 // A Brooklyn landlord has been charged with manslaughter for the death of a tenant who jumped out of a window to escape a fire prosecutors said was caused by a space heater in a building that did not have heat. Evener Leon,...
Man Faces Arson Charges After $1M in Damage to Oregon Storage Units
May 10 2021 // A man faces arson and criminal mischief charges after a fire at a storage facility near the Salem Municipal Airport in Oregon on Monday resulted in over $1 million in damages. Firefighters responded to a report of a large...
Ex-Maryland Volunteer Firefighters Indicted on Arson Charges
May 6 2021 // A group of Maryland volunteer firefighters accused of setting fire to vacant structures have been charged with arson and other crimes. The five men, who worked for West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department in New...
Treatment Facility Resident Charged with Arson in Connecticut Fire
Apr 29 2021 // A 27-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested on charges of setting fire to a building that housed a mental health treatment facility where he lived, police said. Firefighters and police officers were dispatched to a...
S.D. Firefighter Landowner Suspects Arson as Large Wildfire Cause
Apr 26 2021 // A former wildland firefighter who owns the land where a burn pile ignited a large wildfire near Rapid City says he believe the blaze was intentionally set. In a 60-page report, the landowner told investigators he was...
