Arson suspect faces charges after Plano apartment fire injures 1, police say
According to Plano Fire Rescue, just before 12:10 a.m., firefighters responded to a large blaze at a complex in the 600 block of Legacy Drive.
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According to Plano Fire Rescue, just before 12:10 a.m., firefighters responded to a large blaze at a complex in the 600 block of Legacy Drive.
Investigators say the overnight blaze caused significant damage to multiple units, forcing families from their homes as the American Red Cross stepped in to help.
A note found at the scene and items inside a backpack helped investigators link the New Braunfels woman to the alleged arson attempt, according to court filings.
Responding officers, with assistance from Haltom City Police, established a perimeter to initiate contact and begin negotiations with the suspect, officials said.
U.K. counterterrorism police are investigating a spate of arson attacks against Jewish sites in London.
When Melissa Lamesch is found dead at home in Mt. Morris, Illinois, on the day before Thanksgiving, authorities zero in on Matthew Plote, a man trained to save lives, not take them.
It was Thanksgiving Eve 2020, and Melissa Lamesch was excited about the upcoming birth of her first child. Investigators would learn there was someone who was not as enthused — the expectant father, firefighter Matthew Plote.
Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halvorson was critically burned while responding to a house fire in Fort Worth's historic Southside last September.
Police say online threats, school footage, and holiday arsons were tied together through an investigation.
Officials said that homes on both sides of the fire were damaged.
The two firefighters were injured after a garage collapsed during a two-alarm house fire in the city's historic Southside in early September.
A man is in custody after allegedly crashing a stolen car, fleeing the scene, and breaking into Boulevard Baptist Church in Burleson, where he then tried to start a fire on Monday, officials said.
A Midlothian family whose home was set on fire said the arsonist wasn't their only shock.
According to Denton police, evidence and video footage linked the 36-year-old man to all three fires.
One of the owners of Jack's House said he witnessed what happened and even tried to stop the person responsible.
A grand jury indicted Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of setting a woman on fire on the subway, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez announced.
