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Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen
Middlesex Man Who Torched Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen UPDATE: A Middlesex County man must spend the next two years in federal prison for stuffing a rag into the gas tank of a police cruiser and setting it on fire during a riot in Trenton following a protest last year over the death of George Floyd. Justin Spry, 22, of South Plainfield originally claimed on Twitter that he was brutalized by police, but federal authorities produced surveillance video showing otherwise. Spry and two other men involved in the arson attack took deals from the government rather than go to trial. All must serve out their entire sentences because there's no parole in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Reward Offered For PA Arsonist Wanted For Setting Grieving Parents’ Home On Fire Reward Offered For PA Arsonist Wanted For Setting Grieving Parents’ Home On Fire
Reward Offered For PA Arsonist Wanted For Setting Grieving Parents’ Home On Fire A couple in Dauphin County was awoken when an arsonist set their porch on fire in spring 2020, according to Hummelstown police. Police were called to the home at 41 North Walnut Street for a structure fire on May 8, 2020 at 3:51 a.m. Police officers and firefighters arrived at the home to find the front porch ablaze. The fire and efforts to put it out, left the home with “substantial damage to the structure,” police say. The homeowners’ daughter, Jennifer Gates, has taken to social media to share the story in hope of locating the arsonist. An accelerant was used, according to her p…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Arsonist On The Run, Police Say PA Arsonist On The Run, Police Say
PA Arsonist On The Run, Police Say A woman set fires inside her room at Lancaster hotel then fled, according Manheim Township Police. Qianna Sole Myers-Gray, 20, of Lancaster, is accused of deliberately setting two fires inside of a hotel room she was staying in on Aug. 26. The fires were set inside Room 165 at the Hammock Hotel on the 1400 block of Lititz Pike at approximately 5:45 p.m. The hotel was forced to evacuate, putting "other guests there in danger," according to police. She is charged with arson, risking a catastrophe, reckless endangerment, and burglary. What warrants the burglary charge has not been re…

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by Jillian Pikora
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$15K Reward Offered In York Target/FedEx Warehouse Arson Fires $15K Reward Offered In York Target/FedEx Warehouse Arson Fires
$15K Reward Offered In York Target/FedEx Warehouse Arson Fires Authorities in York County are offering a $15,000 reward in a series of arson fires at a Target and FedEx warehouse. Several fires broke out at the West Manchester Township warehouse since June 2020. As a result, the multi-million-square-foot facility suffered severe damage, according to several law enforcement agencies in the area. Anyone with information is urged to contact West Manchester Police Sgt. Krout or Det. DeWitt at 717-792-9514. You can also email atftips@atf.gov. All tips will be kept confidential.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
Last Of Trenton Police Car Firebombers Pleads Guilty In Federal Court A Trenton man caught on video torching a police car during a riot in the city took a guilty plea in federal court. Earlja J. Dudley, 28, is the last of four men to plead guilty for their roles in the incident following what had been a peaceful day of protest against the death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020. Surveillance and bystander video show Dudley and another man opening the vehicle’s engine and igniting a fire during the unrest, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. In the video, Dudley is wearing a tank top and baseball cap with the Roman numerals “XIV” in red l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOT HIM! Serial Arsonist Arrested For Fires In Dauphin, Perry Counties GOT HIM! Serial Arsonist Arrested For Fires In Dauphin, Perry Counties
GOT HIM! Serial Arsonist Arrested For Fires In Dauphin, Perry Counties A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged for setting at least seven fires in Dauphin and Perry counties, according to Harrisburg police. Tyler Joseph Kapp was arrested for several fires in the Allison Hill neighborhood as well as two fires in Maryville set in May and June. Police continue to investigate several other incidents of arson believed to possibly be started by Kapp. One blaze of the seven fires he has been found responsible for thus far was serious, and could easily have turned deadly. The 13th Street fire was started while people were asleep, luckily they all escaped. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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SEEN HIM? 3X Arsonist Wanted By Police In Lancaster SEEN HIM? 3X Arsonist Wanted By Police In Lancaster
Seen HIM? 3X Arsonist Wanted By Police In Lancaster A 40-year-old man is wanted for three acts of arson in the city of Lancaster, according to police. Charles Cieslik has been identified and charged with setting fire to multiple properties from the end of June to the beginning of July in the city of Lancaster, according to police. The first fire was in the 100 block of South Prince Street at a building where a burning roll of paper towels and accelerant was found in the vestibule of an apartment building on June 30 at 10:44 p.m. The floor, walls and front door leading into the apartment building were damaged. The second fire was on a porch…

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by Jillian Pikora
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SEEN HIM? NY Man Wanted By Lancaster Police For Setting Fire To Apartments SEEN HIM? NY Man Wanted By Lancaster Police For Setting Fire To Apartments
Seen HIM? NY Man Wanted By Lancaster Police For Setting Fire To Apartments A man from Queens, New York is wanted by police in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for setting fire to occupied apartments. Husani A. Laviscount, 33, is wanted by police in Manheim Township for burglary and arson of the apartment structure in the 600 block of Wyncroft Lane on April 25 between 8-8:44 p.m. Laviscount, entered one of the apartments and intentionally set it on fire-- a fire which then spread to a total of five other occupied structures-- all with the purpose of destroying or damaging them, according to police. Eight people were inside the apartments at the time, all made it out safely…

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GOT HIM! Arsonist Arrested In Harrisburg GOT HIM! Arsonist Arrested In Harrisburg
GOT HIM! Arsonist Arrested In Harrisburg A man police believe set fire to a home with animals inside has been apprehended. Armonte Hamilton, 28, of Harrisburg was arrested within hours of crews knocking down the house fire he allegedly set. Swatara Police were dispatched to 209 N. 32nd Street for a person threatening to burn a dwelling during a domestic dispute on Saturday at approximately at 6:18 a.m. While officers were responding to the scene they were notified that Emergency Dispatch Services received calls reporting the house on fire, according to police. Upon arrival the officers found the front of the house heavily engul…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Authorities: Narvon Man ID'd As Arsonist Who Caused Massive East Earl Barn Fire Authorities: Narvon Man ID'd As Arsonist Who Caused Massive East Earl Barn Fire
Authorities: Narvon Man ID'd As Arsonist Who Caused Massive East Earl Barn Fire An 18-year-old man was charged with starting an April barn fire totaling more than $500,000 in damages, authorities in Lancaster County said. East Earl Township police on June 25 got an anonymous tip that Jonathan Lynn Yoder, of Narvon, was responsible for starting the April 8 fire, authorities said. The following day, he admitted to setting fire to the barn on the 200 block of Bridgeville Road around 2:25 a.m., authorities said. The building contained hay, a 2005 John Deere harvester and a 2004 John Deere tractor. The fire endangered the lives of 115 firefighters from 15 depart…

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by Cecilia Levine
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House Fire Caused By Fireworks Ruled Arson, Say State Police In York County House Fire Caused By Fireworks Ruled Arson, Say State Police In York County
House Fire Caused By Fireworks Ruled Arson, Say State Police In York County A house fire in York County has been ruled an arson after fireworks were found at the scene, according to State Police. Fire crews were called to an abandoned home in the 15000 block of Thompson Road just before 10 p.m., say police. Fireworks were found next to the home. A Roman Candle was the specific type of firework that set the house ablaze. PSP continue to investigate and have determined that the fireworks were purchased from Sky King’s inventory. Anyone with information related to this fire is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police in York at 717-428-1011.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Arsonist Locks Family In Their Lancaster Home, Police Say Arsonist Locks Family In Their Lancaster Home, Police Say
Arsonist Locks Family In Their Lancaster Home, Police Say A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a house fire that had a family trapped in their Lancaster home, according to local police. Mamelto Gonzalez, 33, has been charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to a home in the 700 block of Almanac Avenue Thursday night. A woman told police Gonzalez lit a couch on fire, punched holes in the walls and damaged several items of furniture. The woman was able to extinguish the fire, locked Gonzalez outside, and locked herself and her three children in a bedroom on the second floor until police arrived. The woman and children were…

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by Jillian Pikora