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Security Guard Charged With Setting Fire At Macy's Meadowlands Thankgiving Parade Studio Security Guard Charged With Setting Fire At Macy's Meadowlands Thankgiving Parade Studio
Security Guard Charged With Setting Fire At Macy's Meadowlands Thankgiving Parade Studio A security guard was charged with deliberately setting a fire at the building in the Meadowlands where the balloons and floats for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are designed, constructed and stored. Mathew Awojobi, 63, of Newark was arrested in connection with the brush fire set outside the Macy's Parade Studio in Moonachie, which broke out shortly before 7 p.m. Monday, April 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella . Moonachie firefighters doused the suspicious blaze on State Street off Moonachie Road. Detectives reviewed area security video as part of an investigation by Mus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Arsonist, 72, Nabbed After Setting Her Apartment On Fire: Police PA Arsonist, 72, Nabbed After Setting Her Apartment On Fire: Police
PA Arsonist, 72, Nabbed After Setting Her Apartment On Fire: Police A 72-year-old woman was being rescued from an apartment fire when officials realized she had set the fire intentionally, police cay. Two fire departments responded to a call of smoky conditions in a third-floor apartment in the 300 block Market Street, Oxford Terrace apartment on Monday, Apr. 4 at 4:47 a.m., Oxford police say. Upon arrival, fire crews entered the apartment to find items smoldering on a window sill, according to the release. A single female was escorted from the building and no injuries were reported, police say. The Chester County fire marshal responded to investigate …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says
Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says Two men have been identified as the victims of a deadly shooting and arson at a home in central Pennsylvania, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. The men have been identified as Frankie Dean Thomas, 37, of Fayetteville, and Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, of Chambersburg, according to the coroner's office. Both men were shot before the home was light on fire, officials say. This announcement comes over a month after the fire but it is just a day after the suspects were identified and captured by the US Marshal service. Cordaryl Burns was found and arrested in Detroit, Michigan a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Arson, Double Homicide Suspects Arrested On The Run In MI, NC: Reports PA Arson, Double Homicide Suspects Arrested On The Run In MI, NC: Reports
PA Arson, Double Homicide Suspects Arrested On The Run In MI, NC: Reports Two men have been arrested in connection with the arson and double homicide of two victims in central Pennsylvania, according to multiple media outlets citing the US Marshal service. Cordaryl Burns was found and arrested in Detroit, Michigan and Larry Burns was arrested in Lumberton, North Carolina, media outlets report citing the US Marshals. Both men have been charged with two homicides but their records are sealed, according to the reports. The fire happened at a house fire in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township near Shippensburg on Feb. 23 around 6 a.m., Pennsylvania sta…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Man 'Having Bad Day' Torches Trailer, Threatens To Burn Down House: Police Maryland Man 'Having Bad Day' Torches Trailer, Threatens To Burn Down House: Police
Maryland Man 'Having Bad Day' Torches Trailer, Threatens To Burn Down House: Police A Maryland man said he was "having a bad day" when he lit a trailer on fire and threatened to burn down a home, according to the Office of State Fire Marshal.  David Wilhelm, 39, was working out of his trailer on a home at 20033 Cool Hollow Road in Hagerstown during the afternoon of Tuesday, March 8.  After he suddenly got annoyed with the property owner, Wilhelm intentionally set a mattress on fire inside the trailer's bedroom and ran into owner's home, the office said.  When the owner called 911, Wilhelm barricaded himself inside the house when fire officials arrived. The …

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by David Cifarelli
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Second Molotov Cocktail Incident In Four Days In PA Leads To Indictment Second Molotov Cocktail Incident In Four Days In PA Leads To Indictment
Second Molotov Cocktail Incident In Four Days In PA Leads To Indictment A Pennsylvania man has been indicted by a grand jury for "maliciously attempting to damage or destroy a building by fire," as stated in a release by the US Department of Justice. Yevgeniy Maksymiv, 33, of Camp Hill, was also indicted for "knowingly possessing an unregistered destructive device," the release states. Maksymiv attempted to damage or destroy Zembie’s Sports Tavern in Harrisburg by fire on February 28, alleges U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus. Three Molotov cocktails were found in the area, ABC27 reports citing police. If he is found guilty the total maximum penalties under fede…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into PA Boarding Home With 10 People Inside: Report Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into PA Boarding Home With 10 People Inside: Report
Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into PA Boarding Home With 10 People Inside: Report A Molotov cocktail was thrown into a boarding house with 10 people inside on Thursday early morning, WGAL News 8 reports citing fire chief Brian Enterline. The Molotov cocktail broke through a window of the home at the corner of 19th and Chestnut streets in Harrisburg on Mar. 3 around 4:20 a.m., the outlet reports citing the chief. "Had it not been for that sprinkler system extinguishing the fire, we probably, without a doubt, would have had a much, much different outcome," the chief told the outlet. No injuries were reported and the incident is under investigation. Click here to watch W…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Charged With Arson In Pennsylvania Walmart Fire: Report Child Charged With Arson In Pennsylvania Walmart Fire: Report
Child Charged With Arson In Pennsylvania Walmart Fire: Report A child has been charged with arson for setting fire to a toy at a central Pennsylvania Walmart, PennLive reports citing Pennsylvania state police trooper Megan Ammerman. The fire broke out at the Walmart located on 60 Noble Road in Carlisle around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16, authorities said at the time. Two people suffered minor injuries due to the fire, according to fire chief Randy O'Donnell. The child has been charged with arson, aggravated arson, recklessly endangering another person, and criminal mischief, the outlet says citing Ammerman. The child's name has not been released as they ar…

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by Jillian Pikora
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TikToker Captures Toy Aisle Fire At PA Walmart TikToker Captures Toy Aisle Fire At PA Walmart
TikToker Captures Toy Aisle Fire At PA Walmart A TikToker captured the scene at a Pennsylvania Walmart when a toy aisle caught fire Wednesday night— a fire which state police are investigating as suspected arson, according to multiple media outlets. Wow someone set carlisle walmart toy section on fire. Glad no one's hurt Posted by Tonya McMinn on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The Carlisle fire department was called to the fire at the Walmart located on 60 Noble Road in Carlisle around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16, Fox43 reports citing emergency dispatchers. Twelve fire trucks responded to the scene, reports abc27. The fire is being inve…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man Named 'Freeman Walker' Is Not Walking Free For Arson Attempted Homicide: State Police PA Man Named 'Freeman Walker' Is Not Walking Free For Arson Attempted Homicide: State Police
PA Man Named 'Freeman Walker' Is Not Walking Free For Arson Attempted Homicide: State Police A Pennsylvania man named Freeman Walker, is no longer walking free after Pennsylvania state police apprehended him for Arson Attempted Homicide, according to a release by police. Freeman Jason Walker, 49, of Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, has been charged in connection with a house fire in the 200 block of Center Street in Wiconisco Township that sent a 62-year-old man to the hospital on Dec. 28, according to a release by state police. Walker also burglarized the same home the following month, stealing cash and the homeowner's firearm, according to the release. He is also charged wit…

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Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial
Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial DNA evidence found under the fingernails of a 70-year-old Bergen County woman bludgeoned and burned in her home wasn’t reliable enough to convict a man who’s now serving a life sentence for her murder, a state appeals court ruled. Daniel Rochat, 46, of Wood-Ridge, has already been moved from New Jersey State Prison in Trenton to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack in anticipation of a new trial following the Appellate Division ruling. He remains charged with various counts of murder and felony murder, as well as aggravated arson, desecrating human remains, burglary, hindering arrest and f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative
Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative A Philadelphia resident admitted Wednesday that he was one of the two hit men paid by a onetime New Jersey political operative to kill a former associate. Bomani Africa, 61, who has a criminal history that includes convictions for robbery and drug-related crime, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for hire via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced. People immediately began wondering who the hired killers were after Sean Caddle, 44, admitted on Tuesday that he paid them to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of forme…

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by Jerry DeMarco