Posts Tagged ‘arson’
Do People Really Throw Fireworks Into Dry Grass? Apparently – 40 People Displaced On Memorial Day
Arson investigators arrested an Antioch man on suspicion of starting a Memorial Day fire that leveled a portion of a Hargrove Street apartment complex and left 40 people displaced. Fire investigators said James Sossaman, 44, tossed a M-100 into a field behind the complex shortly before fire was reported in the 1700 block of Hargrove…
Read MoreMan Arrested On Suspicion Of Arson After Recent Fires In San Ramon
From Lt. Cary Goldberg, San Ramon PD: On Sunday, 09/23/18, and Monday, 09/24/18, two separate vegetation fires occurred in San Ramon near Pradera Way, in the open hills. The fire that occurred on Sunday was located within the city limits of San Ramon. The fire that occurred Monday was determined to have been started in…
Read MoreBetty Lane Fire Was Intentionally Set, Police Say, Lafayette Woman Arrested
A Lafayette woman is in custody on arson and attempted murder charges Monday after allegedly setting fire to a boarding residence she lived in with others on Betty Lane. Lisa Stevens, 53, was arrested on suspicion of arson of an inhabited dwelling and attempted first-degree murder, investigators said. She is being held in lieu of $750,000…
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