Arson
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Virginia Eastern Shore arson suspects competent to stand trial
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Two people suspected of setting a massive string of fires - 77 in total - on Virginia's Eastern Shore have been found competent to stand trial.
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ATF lab in Beltsville helps solve most complicated arson cases
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At the ATF Fire Research Lab in Beltsville a team of agents and engineers recreate, examine and tape high-profile blazes, helping solve cases nationwide and around the world. They bring science to what used to be largely anecdotal research.
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Bowie car fires declared suspicious
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A Sunday morning fire that caused $90,000 worth of damage to cars in Bowie has been declared suspicious, officials say.
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Alejandro Rodriguez charged with assault, arson
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Alejandro Adolfo Rodriguez is charged with assault and arson after police say he set fire to an apartment and then shouted at officers before disappearing.
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Eastern Shore arsons: Gas can seized from suspect's home
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A Wednesday arraignment for Charles R. Smith III was postponed, but his girlfriend, Tonya Bundick, appeared in court and was assigned a court-appointed attorney. She is due back in court May 6.
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Eastern Shore fires: Ex-firefighter, girlfriend due in court on arson charges
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A former volunteer firefighter and his girlfriend are set to appear in court on charges related to rash of arsons set on the Eastern Shore of Virginia over the past five months.
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Md. state officials investigate 14 suspicious fires
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State fire officials are seeking information about 14 suspicious fires that have caused more than $60,000 damage in Washington County.
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Virginia Eastern Shore suspicious fire under investigation
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Another suspicious fire on Virginia's Eastern Shore is under investigation. If it's linked to dozens of other presumed arsons in Accomack County, it would vault the number to near 70 since last November.
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Teens arrested on arson charges for Laurel playground fire
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Police have arrested two juveniles, both boys under 16, to face arson charges in connection with a fire at a playground in Laurel Saturday night.
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Laurel playground arson causes $100,000 in damage
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Laurel police and Prince George's County fire officials are looking into who may have set a playground on fire on Sunday afternoon.
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Charles County women charged in vehicle insurance fraud
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Police have charged three Charles County women for intentionally setting a car on fire because the owner couldn’t afford the monthly payments.
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Samauri Jenkins, 4, killed in SE D.C. fire
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A 4-year-old girl injured in Southeast Washington fire over the weekend has died, authorities say. She is identified as Samauri Jenkins.
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Javier Chavez charged in VCU dorm fires
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A Virginia Commonwealth University student faces charges of setting fires in a dormitory that caused an estimated $20,000 in damage.
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Prince George's serial arsonist torches 8 vehicles
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Fire officials say a serial arsonist set nine vehicles on fire in a 24-hour period in the Upper Marlboro area of Prince George's County.
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Calif. family shot; body found in hunt for gunman
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Police found a body in the Southern California bungalow belonging to a gunman who is accused of breaking into a neighbor's home and shooting five family members, killing two of them.
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Arson damages Potomac Heights Baptist Church
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Investigators say accelerants were poured inside the church through a broken window in the sanctuary and ignited, causing $80,000 in damage.
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Pasadena Food Lion fire: Teenage suspects alleged to set off firework
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Police in Anne Arundel County are searching for two teenagers who they say set off a firework inside a Food Lion grocery store late last month.
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Silver Spring barber shop fire possibly started intentionally, officials say
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Montgomery County fire officials have released the description of a suspect in Thursday’s arson fire at a barbershop in Silver Spring.
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