http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/arson/ en-us Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:53:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419780/posts Youths burned 1,137 cars across France overnight as New Year's Eve celebrations once again turned violent, the French Interior Ministry said on Friday. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419780/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:53:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418411/posts Pregnancy Center in Arizona Severely Burned in Apparent Arson Attack Whiteriver, AZ -- A pregnancy center in rural eastern Arizona that serves a predominantly native American population was severely burned in what appears to be an arson attack. The Living Hope Women's Center clinic has closed indefinitely as a result of a fire that gutted a portion of the building on December 20. http://www.LifeNews.com/state4688.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418411/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:45:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417689/posts An 11-year-old Florida girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend are accused of plotting to kill the girl's mother by setting her bedroom on fire while the woman slept, Florida authorities said Wednesday. Samantha Broadhead and Jack Ault have been charged with attempted murder and arson after the fire Tuesday in Clearwater — about 20 miles west of Tampa on Florida's Gulf Coast — MyFoxTampa.com reported. Clearwater Police Department detectives say the young couple poured gasoline on Nancy Broadhead's bedroom floor and bed, and then set the room aflame. Police say the pair escaped in the mother's 2007 Ford Focus. It was... Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417689/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:18:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416152/posts "Arson rampage leaves 2 men dead" "18 blazes within 2 hours strike homes, cars in Northampton neighborhood" By John M. Guilfoil Globe Correspondent SNIPPET: "NORTHAMPTON - Two people were killed early yesterday in one of at least 18 fires set during what the state’s top firefighter called the state’s worst day of arson in memory." BOSTON.com - BOSTON GLOBE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416152/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:07:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409366/posts Note: Photos included. Last updated 8:37 p.m. PT “Monfort, accused cop killer, pleads not guilty” KOMO-TV SNIPPET: “Investigators said DNA evidence found at the scene of Brenton’s slaying and the earlier arson at a police maintenance yard were a match to Monfort. His DNA was found on identical American flag bandannas dropped at both scenes as “calling cards,” according to court documents. In addition, a rifle found in Monfort’s apartment is an identical ballistic match to the weapon used to kill Brenton and wound his partner, Britt Sweeney, according to investigators. Prosecutors accused Monfort of placing bombs at the scene... SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409366/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:08:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406387/posts A year ago someone set fire to Gov Sarah Palin's home church: The Wasilla Bible Church. Today, the arsonist (or arsonists) is still out there. But the attack was MUCH more than arson: It was an act of attempted murder and a monstrous crime. The arson/attempted murder was started Dec 12, 2008, about 9:30 p.m. Alaska time.The reported temperature outside at the time of the blaze was -20 below zero. Inside the church were a small group of 5 women and 2 children working on a crafts project according to Mat-Su Fire Chief James Steele. Providentially, all made it out... Palination http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406387/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:04:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404569/posts A Satan-loving arsonist on Wednesday torched a Bronx church that had opened a soup kitchen with a generous donation from late Yankees broadcaster Bobby Murcer. The charred sanctuary of Glory of Christ Church bore tell-tale signs of arson - and the pyscho firestarter even defaced the walls with signs of devil worship. A pentagram, "666" and "Hail to Satan" were spray-painted on the walls, along with, "We hate Jews and Christians" and "GET OFF OUR BLOCK." NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404569/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:59:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402904/posts Author Nonie Darwish, whose new book warns of the advance of Islamic law in the West, completed a scheduled speech at Boston University but not without the interruption of an apparent arson in a nearby restroom. Darwish, whose recently scheduled addresses at both Columbia and Princeton were canceled following Islamic opposition, said the students who arranged her Boston University appearance this week believe the fire was an attempt to hinder her message. "I am still in shock," she said in an e-mail to supporters. "Fifteen minutes before I was to speak at Boston University a fire was set on purpose... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402904/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:28:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398737/posts A year ago someone set fire to Wasilla Bible Church. Today, that person is still out there. The Wasilla Police Department is leading the ongoing investigation, but none of the leads they've chased so far have ended up panning out. "The investigation is still open, and we're still asking the public to contact us if anybody has heard anything," Deputy Chief Greg Wood said. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the state fire marshal's office both assisted in the initial investigation, and the state crime laboratory collected evidence at the scene. An ATF press release issued... Alaska Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398737/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:19:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397183/posts WASHINGTON - A COURT in the southern US state of Tennessee sentenced a man to more than 14 years in prison for burning down a local mosque, the US Justice Department said on Monday. Michael Corey Golden, 24, was sentenced to 14 years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to having vandalised and burned down the mosque in February 2008. Golden admitted to using Molotov cocktail explosives to destroy the mosque, which he ignited while a co-defendant painted swastikas and the phrase 'White Power' on the walls of the building in the town of Columbia. 'The right to... Straits Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397183/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:45:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386607/posts SNIPPET: “Accusing the alleged cop killer of waging a “one-man war against police,” King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced charges that could see Christopher J. Monfort executed. Monfort, 41, has been charged with aggravated first-degree murder in the Oct. 31 slaying of Seattle Police Officer Tim Brenton, Satterberg announced Thursday. Prosecutors also charged Monfort with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of arson, asserting that the man rigged several bombs at a City of Seattle garage hoping to kill officers and firefighters. Like Monfort’s other intended victims, Brenton and partner Officer Britt Sweeney were “targeted solely because... SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386607/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:25:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385390/posts A previously unknown militant group claims to be behind a series of arson attacks on banks in Frankfurt over the past two weeks. Police are still hunting for leads to the elusive group, while commentators are drawing links with Germany's notorious terrorist group the Red Army Faction. Until two weeks ago no one had heard of the Bewegung Morgenlicht. But now, they have thrust themselves onto the police's radar with a number of attacks on banks in Frankfurt. Two Saturdays ago, militants threw a petrol-soaked cloth into a Dresdner Bank foyer, setting fire to a cash machine. Just 24 hours... Spiegel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385390/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:33:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380150/posts Updated: The law firm Sidley Austin has rescinded an employment offer to a Harvard law graduate who has turned himself in to police for allegedly setting fire to a Sept. 11 memorial in Manhattan. The suspect, 26-year-old Brian Schroeder, is a 2009 graduate of Harvard Law School, the Harvard Law Record reports. He was a 2008 summer associate at Sidley Austin; a permanent offer of employment has been rescinded, Sidley Austin partner Bill Conlon told the ABA Journal. Schroeder turned himself in for the blaze at the Memorial Park chapel housing the remains of unidentified Sept. 11 victims on Saturday... ABA Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380150/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:03:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378533/posts A recent Harvard Law School graduate has been accused of setting fire to a New York City chapel that houses the remains of unidentified victims of the 9/11 attacks, leading to public outrage from the victims’ families. Classmates of Schroeder at the Law School contacted by The Crimson either did not return repeated requests for comment or declined to comment. But according to media reports the act surprised those who know Schroeder, who served as co-president of Lambda, the school’s LGBT student organization, during his time as a student. The Crimson http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378533/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:24:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375844/posts A Harvard law grad surrendered to cops yesterday after allegedly setting fire to an East Side chapel that houses remains of 9/11 victims as part of a drunken dare, sources said. Brian Schroeder, 26, originally from Texas, walked into the 13th Precinct station house at about 7 p.m. in connection with the blaze at Memorial Park, on East 30th Street. Charges were pending, police said. None of the remains, which are destined for a memorial at the World Trade Center, were damaged but "mementos and candles left by family members in honor of 9/11 victims were destroyed or possibly stolen,"... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375844/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:30:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373165/posts AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed murder charges against two men awaiting retrial in the 1991 slayings of four teens at an Austin yogurt shop, after prosecutors admitted they weren't ready to take the case to a jury. Robert Springsteen was sent to death row in 2001 after he was convicted in capital murder slaying of one of the girls. Michael Scott had been convicted in her death previously and sentenced to life in prison. Both convictions were overturned when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said Springsteen and Scott were unfairly denied the chance to cross-examine... Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373165/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:13:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369050/posts Retired accountant James McDermith's mad dash to retrieve a camper and pack it with belongings as a wildfire chewed closer to his home six years ago may have cost him his life. But it wasn't the flames or smoke that got him. The 70-year-old church deacon was one of five men to have a heart attack during the 2003 blaze that surged through the San Bernardino Mountain foothills. With evidence that stress from the wildfire led to the deaths, prosecutors took the unusual step this week of charging a suspected arsonist with five counts of first-degree murder that could signal... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369050/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:13:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353202/posts "AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday defended his removal of three commissioners looking into whether the state used bad science to execute an innocent man, suggesting too much was being made of his move. On Wednesday, Perry decided to replace three members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, including its chairman, just two days before it conducted a hearing to examine the case of Cameron Todd Willingham. The new chairman canceled the meeting." dallasnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353202/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:55:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343316/posts LACONIA – Police said a Laconia woman obsessed with a city police officer attempted to set fire to his house while his family was sleeping. Bail was set at $100,000 cash yesterday for Patricia Halsey-Carter, 41, of 33 Avery St., who works at the local Dunkin' Donuts. She is charged with four counts of arson, violation and contempt of a protective order and criminal mischief. New Hampshire Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343316/posts#comment Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:35:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342517/posts SICK of vandalism and violence in his home town, John Genetzakis waged a one-man war to wipe out the thugs. Now the business owner has paid the price, losing his house and everything in it in a frightening arson attack. Mr Genetzakis, 37, who lives in the Hunter Valley town of Cessnock, said yesterday he had no doubt the blaze was started by youths seeking retribution. For more than two years he has called for a police crackdown on youth gangs who smash shop windows, wreck public spaces with graffiti and harass residents in Cessnock's business centre. Mr Genetzakis' cinema... The Daily Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342517/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:21:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2341392/posts ORANGEVALE, Calif. -- A 15-year-old girl who allegedly worships Satan was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of lighting a fire at her Orangevale church. The blaze occurred at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at the corner of Hazel and Cherry avenues. Christian Pebbles of Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said the teen made it clear why she started the blaze, which damaged church pews. "She hates the church and she worships the devil," Pebbles said. "That's the reason why." Pebbles said the teen was taken into custody on suspicion of felony arson. "Well, you know, kids sometimes don't always... KCRA Sacramento http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2341392/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:57:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333929/posts As the fire and homicide investigation continues, officials say several firefighters were exposed to cyanide gas in two separate incidents as they were mopping up hot spots near the small city of Acton on the northern edge of the massive blaze. The poisonous cyanide fumes are suspected in acute breathing problems suffered by Los Angeles firefighters battling the Station Fire in the Aliso Canyon. One firefighters suffered life-threatening respiratory arrest and remains in hospital after she was knocked out by noxious fumes on Sept. 1 near Acton. Two days later, six firefighters suffered severe breathing difficulties in another part of... NationalTerrorAlert http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333929/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:06:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332284/posts LAKE VIEW TERRACE, Calif. (KABC) -- It was an emotional tribute for the 1,200 to 1,500 firefighters that gathered early Friday morning to say their personal goodbyes to the two firefighters killed in the Station Fire. Capt. Ted Hall and firefighters Arnie Quinones both died Sunday afternoon when their vehicle went over the side of a mountain. ..."It was just important to bring closure," said Paul Lowenthal from the Santa Rosa Fire Department. "It's not only a family within your own station. It's a family across the state, across the country, so we all look out for one another, and... KABC TV Los Angeles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332284/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 18:21:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332273/posts A wildfire in the foothills north of Los Angeles that has claimed the lives of two firefighters, ravaged more than 250 square miles and destroyed more than 60 homes was caused by arson, the federal Forest Service said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has begun a homicide inquiry looking for the person or people responsible for the wildfire, which continues to burn. The blaze, known as the Station Fire, has burned for over a week in the Angeles National Forest outside Los Angeles. After a forensic investigation, officials with the U.S. Forest Service determined on Thursday that the fire... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332273/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 18:13:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331727/posts LOS ANGELES, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A huge wildfire burning in the mountains above Los Angeles, the largest ever in the county, was started by arson and will be investigated as a homicide, authorities said on Thursday. The arson declaration was made after investigators found evidence of arson at the point of origin for the so-called Station Fire, which has blackened an area the size of Chicago, started. "Arson investigators from the U.S. Forest Service (and other agencies) ... have concluded that the Station Fire was the result of an arson," Forest Service Commander Rita Wears told reporters at a... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331727/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 01:45:14 GMT