arson

Public prosecutors in America's second biggest city, unhappy about the result, leveled new charges: destruction of property by means of fire and arson affecting property used in interstate commerce.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

However, pyromania is a rare psychiatric disorder that Lejoyeux says is very difficult to diagnose, and accounts for few arson convictions.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

In another case involving the bureau, a black Labrador named Spike who was trained to detect fire accelerants in arson investigations overheated after a sergeant left him in a car for more than four hours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said authorities arrested Aaron Farinacci, a 37-year-old Spokane resident, on a first-degree arson charge related to one of three major fires burning in the eastern Washington area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

There had been some speculation that it was caused by arson.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Jane Lee from the Keighley Civic Society has previously called for more security measures at the mill to prevent further trespass and arsons.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024

There were 18 reports of arson for 2022, twice the total of 2021 and 61% higher than the 11 arsons reported in 2018.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

He thinks the person responsible could have been one of those detained last month in a string of arsons in North Hollywood, or possibly someone evicted from the house in the flyer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

Those numbers included structure fires and other fires, not all of them arsons.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

Crimes, murders, thefts and arsons can only be prevented by the enforcement of the law.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt