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The FDNY says a 38-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges for throwing a Molotov Cocktail inside a deli in Bed-Stuy.

Fire marshals have arrested a man seen on video hurling a Molotov Cocktail through the front door of a Brooklyn deli and causing significant damage to the business, the FDNY said Sunday. Dramatic surveillance video released by the the department allegedly shows the man, 38-year-old Joel Mangal, light the incendiary device and chucking it into the deli. Video captured inside…

The woman caught on shocking video starting a fire outside a Brooklyn yeshiva on Thursday has been arrested on arson and hate crime charges. New York City’s hate crime task force launched an investigation into the Brooklyn woman’s gasoline-fueled attack that led to Sunday’s arrest of 39-year-old Sharee Jones. Contact information for her attorney was not immediately known. Images...

The woman seen on surveillance video getting a gas can at a store is believed to be the same woman who was seen later gasoline on the ground Thursday night outside of the Midwood yeshiva.

New York City’s hate crime task force has launched an investigation after a woman tried to set a fire outside of a Brooklyn yeshiva on Thursday.

New York City’s hate crime task force has launched an investigation after a woman tried to set a fire outside of a Brooklyn yeshiva on Thursday, and Gov. Kathy Hochul says the New York State Police Hate Crimes Task Force is ready to assist as well. Images released by the NYPD on Friday show the arson suspect dressed in...

The 26-year-old man found dead with multiple stab wounds after a seventh-floor penthouse exploded in Queens in what cops believe was an intentional act had been suffering from depression and out of work the last two months, a senior police official tells News 4 the preliminary investigation shows. The man, identified as Anesti Bulgaresti, was discovered dead after authorities doused…

Police are investigating the death of a man that had been stabbed and then had his Queens apartment set on fire. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

A woman accused of sparking of massive fire that left dozens of people homeless in Jersey City was arrested late Friday, prosecutors said. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

Prosecutors announced the arrest of a woman suspected of intentionally starting a fire that spread to several buildings in Jersey City earlier this month that displaced 33 residents. The prosecutor’s office identified Diane Stiles as the primary suspect in a notice Friday morning asking for the public’s help to locate her whereabouts. Several hours later, they said she had...

A man accused of setting fire to a yeshiva and synagogue in Brooklyn earlier this week has been arrested and faces federal arson charges for attempting to damage the religious centers in addition to targeting a man in Hasidic garb, federal authorities announced Saturday. Federal prosecutors allege Ali Alaheri, 29, intentionally set fire to a yeshiva and synagogue early Wednesday…

Prosecutors in Hudson County are asking for help finding a 29-year-old Jersey City man they allege murdered his own mother in a possible arson case early Thursday. Police and firefighters were called to a single-family home on Virginia Avenue just before 1 a.m. for a report of a disturbance and found a small fire, as well as 60-year-old Jacquelin Nelson…

A former police chief was arrested Wednesday morning for a series of arsons spanning a decade in Maryland, multiple law enforcement sources said.

Authorities have arrested a New Jersey man who allegedly set multiple fires inside a New York City restaurant last summer. The FDNY on Sunday identified 54-year-old Asif Raja as the suspect seen on surveillance video at 30-27 Steinway Street on Aug. 4, 2020. Footage shows Raja entering the Queens restaurant and pouring flammable liquid all over the tables inside before…

A fire marshal K9 found an accelerant at the scene of the house fire, two senior law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the investigation said. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

A Bronx man accused of setting an apartment building on fire earlier this year, which left three people seriously injured, has been charged with arson and indicted on several other charges. The Bronx district attorney’s office on Thursday said 48-year-old Albert Blease intentionally set gasoline cans on fire in his own apartment at 215 West 242nd St. in the Riverdale…

A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with setting a marked NYPD vehicle on fire late last month, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday. Sam Resto, of Queens, was arrested Thursday and charged with arson. He appeared in court Friday afternoon, where he was ordered held. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. Attorney information for…

Firefighters in Denver say five people have been found dead in a house fire that authorities suspect was intentionally set

The Apple Fire continued to grow on Monday morning with officials confirming over 26,000 acres have been burned in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

The Apple Fire continued to grow on Monday morning with officials confirming over 26,000 acres have been burned in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.