Tag: Arson: Page 6

Patrol

Reserve Deputy Nabs Los Angeles Arson Suspect

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's reserve deputy who works by day as an attorney, is being credited with detaining a suspected serial arsonist.

January 2, 2012

Patrol

Fla. Cop Saves Apartment Residents In Arson Fire

A Clearwater (Fla.) Police officer entered a burning apartment complex this morning, helping residents exit the building before firefighters were able to get the fire under control.

November 6, 2011

Special Units

Aryan Brotherhood Member's Arson Crimes Intended to Raise Profile In Gang

A 25-year-old Texas man has pleaded guilty to hate-crime charges stemming from a series of racially motivated arson crimes, including the burning of an historic African-American church to murder a disabled man.

September 2, 2011

Patrol

Estranged Wife Shoved Burning Papers Down Husband's Pants

Tina Wilcox, 53, has been charged with arson and criminal domestic violence. Police later arrested Wilcox while she was "extremely intoxicated and watching TV on the couch at a relative's house."

November 14, 2010

Special Units

California Authorities Arrest Mall Arson Suspect

Alexander Piggee has been booked into the Placer County Jail on suspicion of arson, arson under conditions likely to cause great bodily injury and causing damages and losses in excess of $6.5 million, burglary, and making criminal threats.

October 21, 2010

Patrol

Don’t Get Burned

Although arson laws and reporting requirements vary from state to state, here are some basic things to consider when investigating fire incidents, especially as a patrol officer.

October 31, 2008

Patrol

National Guard Troops Volunteer to Stop Devils Night Arson in Detroit

Some are wearing their uniforms while they take part in the anti-arson watch that started Wednesday night and continues through Friday; others are in plain clothes, National Guard Lt. Ross Wallace said Wednesday.

October 29, 2008