Latest Arson Headlines
All the headlines from our Arson Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Officials Say Fire at Oregon Textile Manufacturer Was Arson
Apr 26 2021 // A large fire that gutted a Southeast Portland, Ore., textile manufacturing last week was arson, according to fire officials. Portland Fire & Rescue said in a statement that a security camera recorded someone starting...
Maine Man Charged with Hate Crime in Black Church Arson
Apr 21 2021 // A Maine man accused of setting fire to a Massachusetts church with a predominantly Black congregation been charged with hate crime offenses, federal prosecutors said. Dushko Vulchev is charged in federal court with four...
Two Arrested After Fire in Vermont Hotel Room That Injured Woman
Mar 22 2021 // Two people have been arrested after police responded to what they called a suspicious fire at a hotel in Berlin that critically injured a woman. A fire ignited in the 56-year-old woman’s room at the Hilltop Inn,...
Oregon Man Charged With Arson in Law Office Fire
Mar 10 2021 // A Bend man currently being held at a regional jail in The Dalles has been indicted on two first-degree arson charges in a 2019 fire that heavily damaged a downtown Madras law office. An official confirmed Monday to KTVZ...
Arsonist Charged in Texas Courthouse Fire Suspected in Additional Blaze
Feb 10 2021 // The suspect in a fire that destroyed all but the outer rock walls of a 111-year-old Texas courthouse is being held on arson charges, authorities say. Nicholas Miller, who remained jailed on Feb. 9, was arrested on Feb. 5...
Massive Fire Destroys County Courthouse in Texas; Arson Suspected
Feb 7 2021 // A suspect has been arrested been taken into custody following a massive fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of an 111-year-old Texas courthouse, an official says. The fire at the Mason County Courthouse in...
Vermont Man Facing Eight Arson Charges for Stowe Fires
Jan 14 2021 // A Stowe man is facing eight arson charges that he set a series of fires over nearly two years that caused more than $1.5 million in damage, police said Wednesday. Police say Jeffrey Nolan, 62, admitted to setting a fire...
Maryland Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud After Setting Fire to Her House
Dec 17 2020 // After a lengthy investigation, deputies of the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office have charged a Caroline County woman for intentionally setting fire to her house. The fire was reported to 911 by a passer-by around...
Minnesota Bar Owner Faces Federal Arson, Insurance Fraud Charges
Dec 14 2020 // The owner of a historic St. Cloud, Minn., bar has been indicted on federal arson and wire fraud charges for allegedly setting fire to the business and submitting a fraudulent insurance claim, prosecutors announced. Andrew...
California Co-Workers Charged for Insurance Fraud and Arson
Nov 17 2020 // Co-workers Rajdeep Singh, 35, of Rocklin, Calif., and David Bailey, Jr., 29, of Sacramento, were arrested on multiple counts of insurance fraud and arson after allegedly conspiring to commit vehicular arson in order to...
N.Y. Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Tow Yard Arson Causing $100K in Damages
Nov 9 2020 // A New York man has been charged with arson and other crimes after allegedly setting fire to vehicles in a tow yard and filing an insurance claim to collect the cash. Egor Spiridonov, of Broad Channel, Queens, has been...
Arson Investigators Probe Kentucky City Hall Fire
Oct 28 2020 // Arson investigators are trying to determine whether a blaze that damaged a Kentucky city hall building was intentionally set. The Burkesville government building suffered fire damage early Sunday to a section where police...
Houston Arson Investigator, Arson Suspect Fatally Shot
Oct 19 2020 // An arson investigator and an arson suspect were killed during a shootout early Friday in Houston after the investigator pursued the suspect, city police and fire officials said. Investigator Lemuel Bruce, 44, died at a...
ATF, Vermont Police Offer $15K to Solve Stowe Arson Fires Causing $4M in Damage
Oct 8 2020 // A series of arson fires in the town of Stowe has prompted the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Vermont police to offer a $15,000 reward for help leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever...
2 Charges Against Arkema, Manager over Plant Fire During Harvey Dismissed
Sep 16 2020 // A judge has dismissed two of the charges a chemical manufacturer and one of its former executives were facing during an ongoing trial over a fire at the company’s suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey that...
Charges May be Brought in California Boat Fire That Killed 34
Sep 4 2020 // Nine days after the scuba boat Conception went down in flames with 34 people trapped below deck in one of the deadliest disasters in California maritime history, a federal grand jury began looking into whether a crime had...
Fire Officials: Blaze That Destroyed St. Paul Hotel Project Was Arson
Aug 12 2020 // Investigators have determined a massive blaze that destroyed a hotel project under construction in downtown St. Paul, Minn., last week was arson. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced...
Charges Filed Against Man in Deadly Seattle Apartment Fire
Aug 3 2020 // A deadly fire that sent people jumping from a fourth-floor window at an apartment building-turned motel in Seattle in July was apparently set in retribution over a stolen laptop, King County prosecutors said. Jesse Puff,...
Man Arrested in Connection with Delaware Church Fire Causing $250K in Damages
Jul 29 2020 // A Delaware man has been accused of setting multiple fires inside a church sanctuary. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office arrested Thomas Loftis III in connection with the blaze that erupted at Reach Church, news...
