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Toms River, NJ
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Toms River Man Started Fire In Living Room: Prosecutor
A 59-year-old Toms River man is facing charges of aggravated arson after he intentionally started a structure fire on the evening of Monday, April 14, authorities said. At 11 p.m., police and firefighters in Toms River responded to Winteringham Village for a structure fire, which was extinguished prior to their arrival, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined the fire originated in the living room and was started after Kevin Funchess used an open flame on igniteable liquid, Billhimer said. Funchess was taken into custody at the scene without incident and…
Newark, NJ
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One Firefighter Hurt After Blaze At Auto Repair Shop: Newark PD
A firefighter was injured following a fire at an auto repair shop in Newark on the morning of Monday, April 14. At 9:22 a.m., Newark firefighters responded to Gibson Foreign Auto Repair on a call of a vehicle on fire inside the business, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The fire was declared under control at 10:52 a.m., Miranda said. One firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital for an ankle injury, Miranda said. The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation by the Newark Department of Public Safety’s Arson Unit, Miranda said.
National Interest
Hospitalized After Confessing: Cody Balmer Admits Firebombing PA Governor’s Mansion
The man accused of firebombing Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept has been hospitalized for a medical event, authorities announced on Monday, April 14. Cody Allen Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, remains under Pennsylvania State Police supervision while receiving treatment at an area hospital. Officials said the medical episode was unrelated to the fire or his arrest. Balmer will be arraigned at Dauphin County Prison once he is cleared for release, state police said. A surveillance video captured Balmer climbing over a wall onto the Governor’s Residen…
National Interest
Shocking Photos Show Firebombed Damage Inside PA Governor’s Mansion After Arson Attack
Charred walls, melted fixtures, and soot-stained ceilings — shocking new images reveal the devastation inside the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence after an arsonist set it ablaze while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept. The photos, released by the Commonwealth on Sunday evening, show extensive fire damage throughout the stately Harrisburg mansion’s interior, particularly concentrated near the front entrance. Blackened walls, debris-strewn floors, and scorched furniture paint a harrowing picture of the overnight attack that officials say could have ended in tragedy. Commonwealth Medi…
National Interest
Cody Balmer Set Fire At Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Residence While Family Slept, State Police Say
A Harrisburg man is accused of setting fire to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, April 13. The blaze broke out around 2 a.m. at the mansion on North Front Street in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, authorities said. Shapiro, his wife Lori, and their children were safely evacuated by Pennsylvania State Police and Capitol Police after troopers banged on their door to wake them. The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire quickly extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported, though the fire caused “signi…
National Interest
Arsonist Sets Josh Shapiro's Governor’s Residence In Harrisburg On Fire
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were forced to evacuate their residence as an arsonist set the governor’s residence ablaze while they slept overnight. The blaze broke out at 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, in North Front Street in the city of Harrisburg in Dauphin County. Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement they has confirmed that the fire was a deliberate act of arson. The alleged arsonist has since been identified and arrested, click here to read our full report. The Shapiro family was located in a different part of the mansion and was safely evacuated…
Leonardtown-California, MD
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Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say
A violent motel room rampage that ended in flames and sent guests fleeing has landed a Maryland man behind bars — possibly for decades. Anthony Cleaver Mason, 65, was convicted of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment after a fire he started in a St. Mary's County motel tore through the building and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, officials announced. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Super Eight motel on Three Notch Road in California on June 3, 2024 to investigate multiple reports of a disturbance. When they arrived, they found Mason …
Enola-East Pennsboro, PA
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Arson Over Debt Leads To High-Speed Chase In Enola: Police
A man sparked a house fire and led officers on a high-speed pursuit across multiple jurisdictions in Cumberland County, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 8. William J. Kurtz Jr., 45, was charged after a fire erupted at 1116 2nd Street in Enola around 2:37 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, East Pennsboro police detailed in a CrimeWatch release. Officers responded to the blaze and found heavy damage to the home, with a strong smell of gasoline lingering at the scene. Surveillance footage showed Kurtz driving in and out of the area at the time of the fire, police said. A pursuit later ensued, …
Worcester, MA
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4 Killed In Blaze: Worcester Woman Admits To Fatal Apartment Fire, Sentenced To 4 Life Terms
A Central Massachusetts woman who admitted to setting a fatal fire that killed four people and injured several others has been sentenced to four concurrent life terms in prison. Yvonne Ngoiri, 39, of Worcester, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree murder and several other serious charges related to the 2022 blaze that tore through a triple-decker apartment building at 2 Gage St., the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. She will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years. Worcester firefighters were called to the home around 3:30 a.m. on May 14, 2022. Flames quickl…
New Rochelle, NY
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Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In New Rochelle: Suspect Burned, Police Say
A suspicious hotel room fire at a Residence Inn in Westchester uncovered a clandestine drug lab and led to the arrest of a 47-year-old man, police said. The blaze happened on Sunday, April 6, at the Residence Inn by Marriott in New Rochelle at 35 LeCount Pl., where the New Rochelle Fire Department responded to a fire on the seventh floor at around 9:20 p.m., according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. Although the hotel’s fire suppression system successfully contained the blaze, it caused significant flooding throughout the floor, Coyne said. Coyne als…
West Hartford, CT
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West Hartford Arsonist Busted Admiring Hartford Bus Station Fire: Police
An early morning fire that police say was intentionally set at a CTfastrak station caused more than $13,000 in damage and led to the arrest of a West Hartford man. Aaron Davis, 43, of West Hartford, was arrested after troopers were called to the Sigourney Street CTfastrak station in Hartford for reports of a fire on a wooden bench, Connecticut State Police said. As police investigated the scene around 5 a.m., they said multiple bystanders approached, asking questions or watching the response. Troopers noticed one man lingering longer than anyone else and observing the damage, which caught t…
Hagerstown, MD
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Juvenile Goes Postal, Torches Car With Burning Mail In Maryland: Fire Marshal
That’s one way to send a message. A juvenile in Maryland is accused of torching a car in Washington County using a flaming stack of mail, state fire investigators said. It happened around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, outside a home on the 4200 block of Mills Road in Sharpsburg, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the juvenile ignited several pieces of mail and tossed them into the passenger compartment of a parked vehicle, triggering a blaze that scorched the inside of the car. Damage was estimated at $500. No one was hurt. It took five firef…
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