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Up to $10K Reward Offered in Md. Arson Fire

A volunteer fire company is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the people who set a blaze that left seven firefighters injured.

2013/06/04

Emancipation Park in Laurel. (Credit: City of Laurel)

Pair of Fires Expand Laurel Arson Investigation to 9

A pair of fires last week in Laurel have been ruled arsons, fire officials said Monday.

2013/06/03

A home shows damage after a man allegedly set it on fire and climbed on the roof. (credit: Pr. George's County Fire)

Prince George’s Teen Charged With Setting Family House on Fire

Prince George’s County fire investigators have charged an 18-year-old man with arson after authorities say he set his mother’s house on fire.

2013/04/26

File photo of a prisoner in handcuffs. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

Columbia Man Charged With Assault, Arson

Police say a Columbia man set fire to an apartment building after he beat a woman who lives there.

2013/04/07

Discovery Community Park in Laurel was intentionally set on fire in March, officials said. (Credit: City of Laurel)

Laurel Officials Investigating Series of Fires

Officials in Laurel say they’re expanding an investigation into several recent fires that have been deemed suspicious.

2013/04/04

The remnants of an apartment building where two people died in a 'suspicious' fire. (credit: John Domen/All-News 99.1 WNEW)

Victims Identified in Fatal Fire in New Carrollton

Prince George’s County police have identified the two victims in Sunday night’s arson in New Carrollton.

2013/01/15

File photo of the USS San Francisco, sister ship of the USS Miami (Photo by Mark A. Leonesio/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Navy: Employee Set Fire To Nuclear Submarine To Get Out Of Work Early

A civilian employee charged with arson set a fire that caused $400 million in damage to a Navy submarine because he was suffering from anxiety and wanted to get out of work early, Navy investigators said in a complaint filed Monday.

2012/07/23

Maryland Serial Arsonist Maurice Dews Sentenced To 15 Years For Three Fires

A District of Columbia man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a series of arsons in Maryland.

2012/03/21

Serial Arsonist Sentenced To 25 Years For D.C. Fires, Faces More Time In Maryland

Maurice Dews, a serial arsonist, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to setting five fires around the region between 2008 and 2011.

2012/03/13