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CT Man Accused Of Setting His Home On Fire CT Man Accused Of Setting His Home On Fire
CT Man Accused Of Setting His Home On Fire A 27-year-old Connecticut man is facing arson charges after police say he started a fire at his home earlier this year, causing a massive police and firefighter response, authorities said.  Former Middlesex County resident James Jones, 27, of East Hampton, was arrested last month after investigators linked him to a house fire on March 19, East Hampton Police said.  Police, paramedics, and firefighters were called to a two-alarm fire at 46 School House Lane on Tuesday, March 19.  After an investigation, police believe that the fire was intentionally set.  Jones was unde…

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by Josh Lanier
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Wanted Arsonist Found Walking In CT: Police Wanted Arsonist Found Walking In CT: Police
Wanted Arsonist Found Walking In CT: Police A man wanted for starting a fire on the West Coast was found walking along a Connecticut highway on Tuesday, Aug. 27, authorities said.  Robert Parmalee, age 40, of Ritzville, Washington, was arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant and is expected to be extradited to Oregon, where he is wanted on an arson charge, Connecticut State Police said.  Police stopped Parmalee in Hartford County just after 11 a.m. walking alongside Route 20 in Windsor Locks. Officers said they spoke with him out of safety concerns considering where he was walking.  A judge ordered him h…

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by Josh Lanier