Arson
Fire at Everett park was arson, police say
EVERETT -- Detectives now say arson was the cause of a fire that destroyed two plastic slides at a north Everett park on Sunday.The early morning blaze...
Date: 05/20/2013 | Local News
Everett man held for string of arsons
EVERETT -- An Everett man was booked into the Snohomish County Jail early Friday morning for investigation of a string of arsons.Police and firefighters discovered three fires in late March in the 9300 and 9400 blocks of Evergreen Way.Two fires occurred inside...
Date: 04/20/2013 | Local News
Fire that burned 3 Seattle homes was set
SEATTLE -- There was no electricity to a detached garage or any other accidental cause for a two-alarm fire that spread to three residential buildings Monday night in Seattle and caused $615,000 damage.
Date: 04/02/2013 | Northwest
2 arrests in Camas potty arsons
CAMAS -- Police in the southwest Washington town of Camas say they have arrested two teens in a series of arsons that destroyed five portable toilets. They say the two tried to collect a $10,000 reward offered in the case by falsely blaming a juvenile.
Date: 03/28/2013 | Northwest
Edmonds burglary, suspicious fire investigated
EDMONDS -- Police are investigating a fire and burglary reported early Friday morning in Edmonds.A smoke alarm went off about 1 a.m. at a condominium in the 100 block of Third Avenue N., Edmonds police Sgt. Mark Marsh said.Firefighters extinguished a small...
Date: 03/22/2013 | Local News
$10,000 reward to catch Camas potty arsonist
CAMAS -- A $10,000 reward has been offered to help catch an arsonist who has been setting fire to portable toilets in Camas.Police said five toilets in public areas have been burned since March 5.The reward is offered through the Arson Alarm Foundation and the Washington Insurance Council.
Date: 03/20/2013 | Northwest
17 years for nuclear sub arson
PORTLAND, Maine — A shipyard worker who set fire to rags aboard a nuclear submarine because he wanted to go home was sentenced to a little more than 17 years in federal prison Friday for the blaze that transformed the vessel into a fiery furnace, injured seven people and caused...
Date: 03/15/2013 | Nation & World
Marysville police seek suspect in assault, arson
MARYSVILLE -- Police in Marysville are looking for a suspect in connection with an assault and arson that occurred early Friday morning.Officers responded to a 3:45 a.m. report of a disturbance in the 14500 block of 58th Drive.
Date: 03/15/2013 | Local News
SeaTac apartment fire deemed arson
SEATAC -- Officials say a fire that significantly damaged one unit of an apartment building in the Seattle suburb of SeaTac was intentionally set.
Date: 01/29/2013 | Northwest
Suspicious death near Lake Roesiger investigated
Snohomish County sheriff's detectives were investigating a suspicious death discovered late Saturday afternoon southeast of Lake Roesiger.Authorities initially responded to a 911 call about a burned-out vehicle and found the body nearby, sheriff's Lt. Susy Johnson said.
Date: 01/26/2013 | Local News
Argument precedes Seattle arson fire; no injuries
SEATTLE -- Seattle police say eight people had to flee when a south Seattle house was intentionally set on fire after an argument. No one was hurt.
Date: 01/15/2013 | Northwest
Woman charged with arson in home fire
TACOMA -- The Pierce County prosecutor has filed an arson charge against a 32-year-old woman accused of starting a fire in her home with her four children inside.Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said the woman suspected her husband was cheating and burned some of his possessions.
Date: 01/03/2013 | Northwest
Suspect in string of Lynnwood arsons arrested
LYNNWOOD -- A man who reportedly has mental health issues was arrested Wednesday night for investigation of arson after a string of Christmas Day fires near Lynnwood.
Date: 12/28/2012 | Local News
Suspect identified in three suspicious Lynnwood fires
LYNNWOOD -- Three small, suspicious fires reported in the Lynnwood area Tuesday night are believed to be related.Investigators have identified a suspect in the fires, said Leslie Hynes, spokeswoman for Snohomish County Fire District 1. No injuries were reported, she said.
Date: 12/26/2012 | Local News
Suspect in string of ecoterrorism fires surrenders
One of the three remaining fugitives in a string of high-profile fires across the West that focused national attention on a group of environmental radicals surrendered to authorities Thursday after spending years in hiding in Canada.
Date: 11/29/2012 | Northwest
Former boyfriend suspected in Seattle arson
SEATTLE -- Police say a woman's former boyfriend is suspected of starting a fire early Tuesday at her apartment in Seattle. No one was injured and firefighters limited damage to the outside of the building.
Date: 10/30/2012 | Northwest
Fire set at Spokane Mormon church
SPOKANE -- The Spokane Fire Department says a fire at a Mormon church was arson.
Date: 09/27/2012 | Northwest
Arsons reported in 7 Monroe trash bins
MONROE -- Police on Wednesday were investigating seven small arsons reported overnight in the downtown Monroe area.All of the fires apparently were set in trash bins between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis said. About half were along Main Street.
Date: 08/29/2012 | Local News
Auburn self-storage business fire was arson
AUBURN -- A fire department spokeswoman says investigators have determined that a four-alarm fire at an Auburn self-storage business was arson.
Date: 07/13/2012 | Northwest
Suspect in 5 Ellensburg arsons in custody
ELLENSBURG -- A suspect in five Ellensburg arsons is in custody.Police arrested 20-year-old Zachary Tyler Vantuyl of Ellensburg Tuesday night and booked him into jail for investigation of arson.
Date: 06/28/2012 | Northwest
2 Everett apartment fires deemed suspicious
EVERETT -- Everett police arson detectives are looking into two suspicious fires that damaged apartment buildings about three blocks apart from each other in the West Casino Road area early Saturday morning.
Date: 06/23/2012 | Local News
Marysville debris fire ruled an arson
MARYSVILLE -- A fire that started in a large pile of debris in Marysville on Wednesday night has been ruled an arson. The fire was reported about 9:30 p.m. in the 11600 block of State Avenue, just north of 116th Street NE.
Date: 06/21/2012 | Local News
Suspicious fires at high school in Bremerton
BREMERTON -- A fire marshal is investigating three small, suspicious fires at Olympic High School in Bremerton.
Date: 06/21/2012 | Northwest
$800,000 damage in 3 WSU arsons
SPOKANE -- Washington State University estimates damage from three arson fires at more than $800,000.The fires on May 22, May 26 and May 29 burned communty centers at two WSU-owned apartment complexes and damaged McCoy Hall, a veterinary laboratory.
Date: 06/01/2012 | Northwest
Fires at Mukilteo elementary school called arson
EVERETT -- The Snohomish County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating two small fires that were set intentionally early Thursday morning at Discovery Elementary School south of Everett.
Date: 06/01/2012 | Local News
Man, 19, charged in ex-girlfriend's death
SEATTLE -- A 19-year-old Washington man accused of killing is 17-year-old ex-girlfriend, setting fire to her house and fleeing the state has been charged with first-degree murder and arson.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
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