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Maryland Man Charged With Arson After Vehicle Torched In Parking Garage: Fire Officials Maryland Man Charged With Arson After Vehicle Torched In Parking Garage: Fire Officials
Maryland Man Charged With Arson After Vehicle Torched In Parking Garage: Fire Officials More than a month after a vehicle was torched in Montgomery County, authorities announced that a suspect has been taken into custody. Edward Kamara, 27, has been arrested following an investigation into an incident reported late on Tuesday, Nov. 19 in the 9700 block of Key West Avenue that caused upwards of $40,000 in damage to a vehicle parked in an area garage. Kamara was arrested at his home in Lanham, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson said, where he was charged with:  Second-degree arson; First-degree malicious burning; Malicious destruction. He is rep…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Maryland Man Charged After Burning 'Trump' Into Road With Illegal Flamethrower: Officials Maryland Man Charged After Burning 'Trump' Into Road With Illegal Flamethrower: Officials
Maryland Man Charged After Burning 'Trump' Into Road With Illegal Flamethrower: Officials A Glen Burnie man faces multiple charges after allegedly using an illegal flamethrower to scorch political messages into a public roadway, authorities said. Anne Arundel County Fire/Arson and Explosives Investigators announced this week, that Craig McQuin was charged with second-degree malicious burning, destruction of property, and possession of a destructive device following an incident that played out last month. The fiery incident occurred Nov. 15 on Hickory Hollow Drive in Glen Burnie, where investigators discovered the words "TRUMP" and "USA" burned into the asphalt.  The roadwa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Deputy Fire Chief In Maryland Accused Of Setting Blaze He Helped Extinguish Deputy Fire Chief In Maryland Accused Of Setting Blaze He Helped Extinguish
Deputy Fire Chief In Maryland Accused Of Setting Blaze He Helped Extinguish A Cecil County fire official has been arrested for allegedly setting a brushfire on the property of a local addiction treatment center, leaving a community stunned. Robert "Bobby" Bennett, 39, the deputy fire chief of Hacks Point Volunteer Fire Company, was taken into custody Tuesday morning after investigators identified him as the person allegedly responsible for a blaze earlier this month, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 4 when a brushfire burned two acres of land on Grove Neck Road at the Recovery Centers of America’s property, officials sa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Who Set Motel Room Ablaze During Dispute Charged With Arson: Maryland Fire Marshal Man Who Set Motel Room Ablaze During Dispute Charged With Arson: Maryland Fire Marshal
Anthony Mason Charged With Setting Motel Room Fire: Marshal Dozens of guests were displaced from a Southern Maryland motel this week after a man set a room on fire during a dispute, officials say. The Maryland Fire Marshal is investigating after Leonardtown resident Anthony Cleaver Mason, 64, allegedly set a blaze at the Super Eight Motel in California.  First responders from multiple agencies were called shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, June 3 to the motel in the 22800 block of Three Notch Road to investigate a reported disturbance after an employee called 911 to report that some guests were arguing. They also reported that the occupants …

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by Zak Failla
News
Arsonist, 25, Booted By Brother Torches Trailer In Hagerstown: Cops Arsonist, 25, Booted By Brother Torches Trailer In Hagerstown: Cops
Arsonist, 25, Booted By Brother Torches Trailer In Hagerstown: Cops A Hagerstown man has been charged with setting fire to his brother's utility trailer hauling brush this week, authorities announced. Christian Reyes Torres, 25, had been staying with his brother but was asked to leave on Thursday, Dec. 14, the State Fire Marshal's Office said. Torres later returned and began arguing with family members, and threatened to burn down the house, officials said. It wasn't long before it was discovered that Torres' brother's trailer was found engulfed in flames, along with the brush and tree limbs it had been hauling, officials said. Firefighters extinguished t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
University Of Maryland Baltimore County Police Officer Charged After Series Of Campus Arsons University Of Maryland Baltimore County Police Officer Charged After Series Of Campus Arsons
University Of Maryland Baltimore County Police Officer Charged After Series Of Campus Arsons A University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) police officer is under arrest and facing charges for allegedly setting multiple fires on campus while he was on duty, the state fire marshal announced. Walter Christopher, 36, has been charged on a 12-count indictment for allegedly setting four fires between December 2021 and his arrest on Tuesday, July 19 authorities said. Specifically, Christopher was charged with second-degree arson, second-degree malicious burning, and malicious destruction of property. He was arrested on July 19 at the UMBC campus by members of the Office of the State …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Unique Flip-Flops' Leads To Arrest Of Man Implicated In Maryland Dumpster Fire 'Unique Flip-Flops' Leads To Arrest Of Man Implicated In Maryland Dumpster Fire
'Unique Flip-Flops' Leads To Arrest Of Man Implicated In Maryland Dumpster Fire A keen-eyed officer investigating a dumpster fire set outside a Maryland shopping center helped lead police to apprehend a suspect after he recognized him wearing some special footwear. James Robert Michael Langway, 34, who has no listed address, was arrested late on Tuesday, July 12, in Allegany County following an investigation into a dumpster fire that was lit behind the White Oaks Shopping Plaza in Cumberland, the state fire marshal announced. At approximately 11:15 p.m. on Monday, July 11, crews from the Cumberland Fire Department responded to the shopping center, where there was a rep…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Charged After Costly Maryland Barn Fire Teen Charged After Costly Maryland Barn Fire
Teen Charged After Costly Maryland Barn Fire A 15-year-old Maryland boy is facing charges for allegedly intentionally setting a Harford County barn fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, state officials announced. Deputy State Fire Marshals announced that the teen has been arrested and charged following an investigation into a barn fire that was reported in the 5300 block of Onion Road on Sunday, June 19. Crews from the Norrisville Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding agencies were dispatched at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, where there was a report of a barn that was set ablaze, authorities said. The…

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by Zak Failla