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Clear Spring-Hancock, MD
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Hancock Man Calls 911 To Confess—Then Tries To Torch His Own House, Officials Say
A Maryland man is under psychiatric evaluation after calling 911 in the middle of the night to say he was setting his own house on fire, authorities said. Just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2025, firefighters and police were called to the 6100 block of Hess Road in Hancock, where a man later identified as the homeowner told dispatchers he was “going to set his house on fire,” according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. When officers arrived, they found the man continuing to try to ignite the home. Hancock Police took him into custody and used a fire extinguisher to put out the f…
National Interest
PA Gov. Shapiro’s Mansion Firebomber Cody Balmer Sentenced — Watch New Video Evidence
Cody A. Balmer has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in a firebombing attack that endangered 22 people inside the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Balmer admitted to all charges, including attempted murder, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson (one for each person endangered), burglary, and related offenses, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. The Sentence Judge Deborah E. Curcillo accepted a plea agreement in which Balmer, 38, was sentenced to a state correctional institution for 2…
National Interest
Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Easton Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount
The final member of a violent Lehigh Valley gang has been convicted in the 2018 torture-killing of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Zahmire Welcome, 27, of Whitehall, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping by a Northampton County jury after more than a week of testimony. He faces a mandatory life sentence when he is formally sentenced on Jan. 14, 2026. Welcome was the last of four men charged in connection with Holmes' killing — all members of a gang that called itself “Money Rul…
Woodstock, CT
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Man Sentenced In Fires That Destroyed Historic Eastford Church, Woodstock Buildings
A teenager who set a string of arson fires, including one that destroyed a nearly 200-year-old Connecticut church, will spend at least three years in prison, authorities announced. The man pleaded guilty in June to a string of 2023 fires when he was 17 years old, the State's Attorney's Office said on Tuesday, Sept. 23. His name was not released since he was a juvenile at the time of the crime. Investigators found the teen set the fires in April 2023. One blaze destroyed the Congregational Church of Eastford, which was built in 1829, and others damaged buildings at Crys…
Hagerstown, MD
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Porch Fire In Hagerstown Sparks Arson Arrest Of 20-Year-Old Firebug, Officials Say
A 20-year-old Maryland man admitted to sparking a fire that spread to a home’s porch, investigators said. Firefighters were called around 12:40 p.m. to a home on Mitchell Avenue in Hagerstown on Sunday, Sept. 21, when a fire was started in a trash can and spread to the front porch, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. It was later determined that the fire was intentionally set by Brandon Gaither after deputies interviewed witnesses at the scene. Hagerstown Police officers later spotted Gaither near Winter Street and Church Street, took him into custody, and questioned h…
Elmont, NY
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Chair Set On Fire Inside Elmont Home, Police Say
A chair was set on fire inside a Long Island home, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Sept. 20. Supreet Mangat, 30, of Elmont, was arrested after a disturbance at a residence in Elmont on Friday, Sept. 19 at 11:45 p.m., according to the Arson Bomb Squad. A 26-year-old woman who lives at the location received a text message from her housemate, who heard screaming coming from the victim’s room, detectives explained. The victim, who was not home, then Facetimed Mangat and saw him acting erratically and damaging property, including setting a chair on fire. Fifth Precinct officers arri…
Arlington, VA
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Arlington Apartment Inferno That Sent Dozens Running Ends With Three Arrests: Police
Months after flames tore through a Douglas Park apartment building and sent multiple people to the hospital, Arlington fire officials say three men are now behind bars for arson. At around 4:50 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, members of the Arlington County Fire Department were called to an apartment fire in the 1000 block of South Quebec Street, where there was a blaze that displaced nearly three dozen people. The incident led to several residents being treated for smoke inhalation, and the blaze was considered "suspicious in nature." "A comprehensive criminal investigation was initiated …
Harrisburg, PA
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Mugshot Released Of Family Dollar Arsonist: Harrisburg Police
Harrisburg police released the mugshot of Abdiel Angueira-Vazquez, 30, who is accused of setting fire to a Family Dollar in the city’s Allison Hill neighborhood on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The fire started just after 3:45 a.m. behind the store on the 900 block of South 13th Street, according to police. Flames spread through HVAC units and into the roofline after a ruptured gas line created blowtorch-like flames, Harrisburg firefighters said. Crews quickly contained the blaze before it spread inside. September 9, 2025 Outside Investigation Upgraded To A Building Fire Family Dollar 9300 Block o…
National Interest
Charlie Kirk Murder: Person Of Interest Released Hours After Utah Campus Shooting
A person of interest who was apprehended in connection with the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was released hours later. The individual was released from custody following an interrogation by police, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X Wednesday night, Sept. 10. No suspects had been arrested as of 8:45 p.m. "Our investigation continues and we will continue to release information in interest of transparency," Patel said. Related Report: Who Was Charlie Kirk? College Dropout, Forbes 30 Under 30 Influencer Assassinated At Rally Kirk, 31, was …
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: Elderly Couple Burned, Stabbed After Letting Stranger Into NYC Home, Cops Say
A manhunt is underway for a parolee with a violent criminal history wanted in the deaths of a couple in their Queens, NY home, authorities said. Jamel McGriff, 42, is wanted in the killings of Frank Olton, 76, and Maureen Olton, 77, which happened Monday, Sept. 8, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Tisch said McGriff went to the Oltons’ home that morning, claiming his cell phone battery was dead and he needed to charge it. Video shows McGriff speaking with Frank Olton before being allowed into the couple’s backyard, Tisch said. The two then walked inside through the back door of the…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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New Photos Show Deadly Fire At Moonachie Mobile Home Park
New details have been released in a fiery explosion that left one man dead in a Bergen County mobile home Monday, Sept. 8. The fire broke out around 4:47 p.m., in a mobile home on 6th Street. in Moonachie, bringing police and firefighters from multiple neighboring agencies to the scene, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. During fire suppression efforts, crews found an adult male victim inside, Musella said. His name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. He was pronounced dead at the scene The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Squad, along with the Moonachi…
Lexington Park, MD
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Fatal Maryland Fires Five Miles Apart Leave Elderly Couple, Child Dead In Same Week: Officials
A second deadly house fire in Wicomico County in less than a week has claimed the lives of an elderly couple, investigators announced. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said crews were called around 2:10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, to the 1300 block of Middleneck Drive in Salisbury, where firefighters arrived to find heavy flames tearing through a two-story home. Two adults — initially identified as an 85-year-old man and his 79-year-old wife who lived in the home — were pulled out and rushed to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, where they were later pronounced dead. Deputy State Fire Marshals deter…
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