Willie Bell, a 44-year-old Chicago man, is accused of murdering his romantic rival, Timothy Lawrence, 48, by dressing as a meter reader to gain access to his home.

Officers responded to the scene around 2:30 a.m. after neighbors called in a loud explosion. Thankfully, no one was harmed in the explosion. The van was used as a decoy to deter unwarranted attacks as retaliation in the wake of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting.

On April 6, 2014, Dockery set fire to a mattress in his Coney Island apartment to pass the time while he waited for family who lived in the building. He was 16 at the time of the crime.

Patrick Antoine, 39, faces first-degree murder and arson charges. His bond was set at $1 million.

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Hanahan Police Department are investigating whether an arsonist set fire to the home of Michael Slager, the cop who killed Walter Scott.

A teenager who participated in multiple protests in Ferguson has been sentenced to eight years in prison for setting a local Berkeley, Mo. QuikTrip on fire.

Overnight companies extinguished this #church #fire; 4700blk of Plover. Investigation is ongoing. #STLCity pic.twitter.com/BqopqOqOib — STLFD PIO (@STLFireDept) October 17, 2015 A series of fires…

Witnesses say a Jacksonville, Florida woman allegedly set a man’s car on fire in Jacksonville after he refused to buy her a McFlurry at McDonald’s.…

Unstable former reality train wreck who recently lost custody of her newborn after being admitted to a psychiatric hospital is now a suspect for setting fire to her apartment yesterday: TMZ has learned Danger – one of the stars of the VH1 show “For the Love of Ray J” — is currently being detained by […]