Latest Arson Headlines
All the headlines from our Arson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Arson Suspected in California School Fire With $1M in Damage
Feb 18 2015 // Authorities say they suspect an arsonist set a Northern California middle school’s cafeteria on fire. KCBS-Radio reported that Oakland fire fighters found an opened door when they arrived to put out the early morning...
Texas Yogurt Company Founder Gets 5 Years in Prison for Arson
Jan 29 2015 // The founder of a popular yogurt company is in prison after admitting he set the business ablaze in a fit of anger over investors’ handling of the company. The Dallas Morning News reports a judge has sentenced...
Arson Trial Begins over 2008 Fire at Nebraska Plant
Jan 22 2015 // A federal trial has begun for an Omaha, Neb., businessman accused of paying someone more than six years ago to set fire to his manufacturing plant in eastern Nebraska. A prosecutor said in his opening statement on Jan. 20...
Illinois Landlord Gets Life in Deadly Arson-for-Insurance Case
Dec 18 2014 // A Cicero, Ill., landlord has been sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of seven people during a Valentine’s Day 2010 apartment fire that prosecutors say was set for insurance money. Cook County prosecutors say...
Investigators Eye Arson In Large Los Angeles Apartment Blaze
Dec 10 2014 // Federal and local investigators are trying to determine whether an arsonist set a fire that turned an unfinished downtown Los Angeles apartment complex into a block of flames so hot that freeway signs melted and windows...
Illinois Judge Denies Lower Bond in Rock Island Arson Case
Nov 20 2014 // A Rock Island County judge has denied a lower bond for a man accused of setting a fire that destroyed or damaged a handful of buildings in downtown Rock Island, Ill., in September. Jason Earl Anderson, 34, is charged with...
Illinois Landlord Faces Life Sentence in Alleged Arson-for-Insurance Deaths
Nov 19 2014 // A suburban Chicago, Ill., landlord was found guilty in the deaths of seven people for a Valentine’s Day 2010 apartment building fire that prosecutors said was set for insurance money. Lawrence Myers, 64, was found...
Arson Suspected in Dubuque, Iowa, Vehicle Fires
Oct 27 2014 // Dubuque, Iowa, police and fire department officials say they are investigating two vehicle fires as arson. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reportsthat the fires were reported before dawn on Oct. 23 in a parking lot. Dubuque...
Fire at Arkansas County Courthouse Annex Deemed Arson
Oct 10 2014 // A fire last month at a building that housed the offices of the Arkansas County sheriff and county judge was deliberately set, federal investigators said. No injuries were reported in the early morning fire at the...
Colorado Mother And Son Convicted Of Arson Insurance Scam
Oct 1 2014 // A Fort Collins, Colo. mother and son have been sentenced to prison for setting their home on fire with hopes of collecting an insurance payout. The Coloradoan reported that 53-year-old Kellie Lawson-Welborne and...
