arson
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Public prosecutors in America's second biggest city, unhappy about the result, leveled new charges: destruction of property by means of fire and arson affecting property used in interstate commerce.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Experts believe arson accounts for only a small fraction of fires.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"I was amazed at the number of arrests, it feels excessive," admits Muriel Gestas, a lawyer who has represented several people accused of arson, including two firefighters.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
In another case involving the bureau, a black Labrador named Spike who was trained to detect fire accelerants in arson investigations overheated after a sergeant left him in a car for more than four hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Not with the fire department, which would know right away it was arson and dismiss it as another case of pyromania in a neighborhood crawling with firebugs.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
None of the arsons have been linked to any of the larger wildfires burning throughout the county, according to Pamela Johnson, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Jane Lee from the Keighley Civic Society has previously called for more security measures at the mill to prevent further trespass and arsons.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
There were 18 reports of arson for 2022, twice the total of 2021 and 61% higher than the 11 arsons reported in 2018.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
When the arsons in Oregon began, the S.I.U. joined a working group with a half-dozen other law-enforcement agencies, including the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, to crack the case.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
On Mars there are no murders, arsons, robberies, forgeries, slanders, and other crimes and misdeeds, for they have progressed beyond them.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by C. G. (Carl Gustaf) Helleberg
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