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Brother of dead suspect in fires at Boston-area Jewish institutions pleads guilty
BOSTON (AP) — The brother of a man suspected in four Boston-area arsons involving Jewish institutions in 2019 pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to charges that he obstructed the investigation. Alexander Giannakakis, formerly of Quincy, Massachusetts, was working in security...
Volunteer firefighter accused of setting brush fire on Long Island
MEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter was arrested for intentionally setting a brush fire on Long Island in New York, police said Wednesday. The 20-year-old defendant and volunteer firefighter for the hamlet of Medford on Long Island set a fire in a wooded area at about 3:30...
Judge sentences man who killed Chicago's 'Walking Man' in arson attack to 47 years
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced an Illinois man convicted of killing a homeless person known as Chicago's “Walking Man” in an arson attack to 47 years in prison. Prosecutors said that Cook County Judge Timothy Joyce sentenced Joseph Guardia, 30, of suburban Melrose Park on...
Poland alleges Russian sabotage and is closing one of Moscow's consulates
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister said Tuesday that he is ordering the closure of one of three Russian consulates in the country in response to acts of sabotage including arson attacks that he said were sponsored by Moscow. Radek Sikorski demanded that Russia stop...
Maine man made homemade bombs and dropped some from drones, officials say
WOODLAND, Maine (AP) — A man used homemade explosives, some of which he dropped from drones, to attack or intimidate in a dispute rooted in local politics in a community in northern Maine, law enforcement officials said. No one was hurt. Joshua Brydon, 37, of Woodland, appeared in...
Man gets nearly 2-year prison sentence in connection with arson case at Grand Canyon National Park
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison in connection with an arson case at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said. A U.S. District Court judge in Phoenix also sentenced 21-year-old Dahntay Dunbar on Tuesday to five years of supervised...
Man charged in California courthouse explosion also accused of 3 arson fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been hit with additional charges in a courthouse bomb attack that injured five people, officials said Tuesday, including for three local arson fires. Nathaniel McGuire, 20, was charged by federal officials last week with maliciously damaging...
California fire agency employee charged with arson spent months as inmate firefighter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee charged with starting five brush fires spent months as an inmate firefighter after being convicted of causing a fatal collision, according to officials and public records. Robert Hernandez, 38,...
A Colorado man is charged with arson in a wildfire that destroyed 29 homes
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man was charged with arson after an investigation into a wildfire this summer that destroyed 29 homes and caused more than $30 million in property damage, authorities said Wednesday. Jason Alexander Hobby, 49, was arrested Tuesday, Larimer County...
Man in Denmark faces preliminary terrorism charges over arson at a Jewish woman's home
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 21-year-old man in Denmark was arrested on Tuesday for arson after allegedly setting a fire at a Jewish woman's home in Copenhagen, and he faced preliminary court charges under the country's terrorism laws that could lead to a life sentence. Preliminary...
