Latest Arson Headlines
All the headlines from our Arson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rhode Island Landlord Sentenced in Arson-for-Profit Scheme
Jan 11 2016 // A Providence, Rhode Island, landlord will serve three and a half years in federal prison for starting a fire at a vacant apartment in an otherwise occupied multi-family home in an attempt to collect insurance...
Trial Ordered for Penn. Homeowner Accused of Arson, Brother’s Death
Oct 26 2015 // A Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he paid his brother to set fire to his northeastern Pennsylvania home as part of an insurance scam, a blaze that claimed his brother’s life. A...
Mass. Developer Charged With Masterminding Arson for Insurance Money
Sep 24 2015 // A millionaire developer and restaurant owner in Massachusetts has been charged with masterminding the arson of an under-construction home so he could collect the insurance money. Alan Kaplan, of Brookline, Massachusetts,...
Cal Fire Captain, Insurance Agent Brother Arrested for Insurance Fraud
Aug 3 2015 // A California Fire captain and his insurance agent brother have been arrested for insurance fraud. Neal Moriarty, 38, a Cal Fire captain, and Ross Moriarty, 42, a licensed insurance agent, were arrested in late July on...
3 Firefighters Hurt in Houston Blaze; Man Charged with Arson
Jul 31 2015 // Houston police say a man has been accused of starting an apartment complex blaze on July 28 that left three firefighters slightly hurt. Houston City Jail records show 18-year-old Danny Isidoro was being held on a charge of...
Connecticut Woman Gets Suspended Sentence in Insurance Arson Case
Jul 30 2015 // A Connecticut woman accused of using fireworks to burn down her Windham, Connecticut, home for insurance has received a fully suspended prison sentence. The Day of New London reports 48-year-old Julie Amero-Volle pleaded...
Cal Fire Captain, Insurance Agent Brother Arrested For Insurance Fraud
Jul 27 2015 // A California Fire captain and his insurance agent brother have been arrested for insurance fraud. Neal Moriarty, 38, a Cal Fire Captain, and Ross Moriarty, 42, a licensed insurance agent, were arrested last week on...
Report: Low Incidence of Southern Church Fires Caused by Arson
Jul 20 2015 // As social media buzzed about church fires in the South, investigators said July 2 that weather caused a destructive blaze at a predominantly black church in South Carolina. The State Law Enforcement Division said in a...
Report: Arson Rarely the Cause of Southern Church Fires
Jul 6 2015 // As social media buzzed about church fires in the South, investigators said July 2 that weather caused a destructive blaze at a predominantly black church in South Carolina. The State Law Enforcement Division said in a...
Missouri Pair Sentenced to Prison for Arson, Insurance Fraud
Jul 2 2015 // Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for arson and insurance conspiracy after authorities say they conspired to burn houses they bought and insured in Kansas City, Mo. A news release from U.S. Attorney Tammy...
North Carolina Investigators Say Church Fire Was Arson, $250K in Damage
Jun 26 2015 // Investigators with the Charlotte, N.C., Fire Department say a fire at a predominantly black church is a case of arson. A statement from the fire department said it took about an hour to get June 24 fire at Briar Creek Road...
Dogs Assist Investigators in Sniffing out Georgia Arson Cases
Jun 23 2015 // Iggie is one of the most important tools in Columbus, Ga.’s fight against arson, and he’s only two years old. Iggie is a yellow lab trained to detect fire accelerants such as gasoline and other materials...
Ex-Iowa Deputy Gets 13 Years in Arson for Insurance Case
Jun 12 2015 // A former sheriff’s deputy in Jones County, Iowa, has been given 13 years in prison for fraud linked to a fire he set at his vacant home. Prosecutors say 50-year-old James Plower, of Olin, was sentenced in U.S....
Arson Suspected in Car Dealership Fire in Northern California
Jun 10 2015 // Arson investigators say they suspect car fires were intentionally set at a dealership north of San Francisco. KNTV-TV reported Sgt. Sasha D’Amico says officers found several vehicles on fire when they responded to a...
South Carolina Woman Accused of Arson for Insurance Money
May 26 2015 // A Union, S.C., woman is accused of setting fire to her mobile home with her two cats still inside. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports the Union County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 28-year-old April...
Firefighters Suspect Arson in Fire at Tulsa, Oklahoma Business
May 6 2015 // Tulsa firefighters say a blaze that consumed a midtown vacuum store was intentionally set. Firefighters were called out around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning to the Teter Sweepers business after witnesses reported seeing smoke...
Former Alabama Police Chief Charged with Insurance Fraud for House Fire
Apr 24 2015 // A former Alabama police chief is one of two men charged with insurance fraud for an October house fire. Sixty-two-year-old Thomas Fuller and 47-year-old Glenn Fuller were arrested Saturday and taken to DeKalb County Jail,...
Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct in Texas Arson-Related Execution Case
Mar 20 2015 // A prosecutor who handled the case of a Texas man executed for the fire deaths of his three daughters has been formally accused of misconduct over allegations that he concealed evidence during the 1992 murder trial. The...
Missouri Man Admits Role in Arson-for-Insurance Schemes
Mar 18 2015 // A man implicated in an arson-and-insurance fraud scheme when his clothes caught fire during a house blaze he helped set has pleaded guilty in Missouri to federal conspiracy and other charges. John S. Wayne, of Kansas City,...
Canada’s New Rules Could Charge Railways that Cause Forest Fires
Feb 26 2015 // Canada’s new rail safety legislation would make it possible for governments to recover costs from railways for any fire they cause, not just accidents that involve crude oil, said Transport Canada, a change that...
