State Fire Marshal and ATF Seeks Assistance in Stark County Church Arson Investigation
Alliance, Ohio. — Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Division of State Fire Marshal today issued a request for the public’s assistance in an ongoing arson investigation in Stark County. The Division of State Fire Marshal, through the Blue Ribbon Arson Committee, is offering a reward of
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String Of Fires Hit Many Churches
Nearly 20 years ago, Winter Haven parishioners – like many across the state – were on the alert. In communities across Florida, churches were burning. Catholic, Protestant – it didn't seem to matter. All Christian houses of worship seemed to be in the crosshairs. "The list
ATF probes church burglaries
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has joined local authorities in investigating a rash of church burglaries, attempted arson and one church that burned over the weekend. The churches include five in Henderson County and one in Chester County within a six- to eight-mile radius that
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Overnight fire guts Sacramento Sikh temple
SACRAMENTO, CA – All day long, members of a Sikh congregation have come to see the burned remains of their temple on Power Inn and Rangeview roads in south Sacramento. Sulakhan Singh, one of the members, learned late Thursday flames erupted in the temple, setting off a fire alarm. "Everything's
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Two Years Later, Investigators Still Looking for Leads in Monticello Church Arson
MONTICELLO – Federal investigators charged with finding the person who burned down a Monticello church have run out of leads. In the two years since an arsonist torched the First Presbyterian Church, 211 West 1st St, investigators have followed more than a dozen leads. Each lead has dried up. "We
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Church Music Director Sentenced For Arson
(WIBW) – A former church music director will spend 12 and a half years in federal prison for setting fire to the Sunflower Missionary Baptist Church in Leavenworth, Kan. 46-year old Carva Lee White of Kansas City, MO was sentenced Wednesday to 150 months in prison. He also was ordered to pay $1,000
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From Churchgoer to Charges as Church Burner
LINDALE, Tex. — Jason R. Bourque grew up in a house full of crosses. At his grandparent’s spacious home here, where he was raised, a small forest of crosses stands on a table by the front door, and one wall of the living room is filled with more than a dozen decorative crosses of wrought
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Arson Suspect’s Mom Says Her Son Didn’t Do It
The mother of one of the men accused of torching East Texas churches said her son has a relationship with God and she feels the 19-year-old has been falsely accused. Kimberly Bourque talked with the Tyler Morning Telegraph this morning to defend her son and to clear up an earlier report about her being
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Atheist books, guns found at home of suspect in East Texas church fires
TYLER – One of two East Texas church arson suspects kept books on demon possession and atheism as well as assault rifles and guns, and may have left graffiti offering inside information about one of the attacks in a local store bathroom, according to court records. Jason Bourque, 19, was under
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East Texas Arson Task Force Arrests Two
East Texas Arson Task Force Arrests Two TYLER, Texas – Today, law enforcement members of the East Texas Church Arson Task Force arrested two men in connection with the 10 church arsons that began on January 1, 2010. These fires occurred in the Henderson, Smith and Van Zandt Counties. The two
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2 Suspected Arsonists In Smith County Jail
A long-awaited sigh of relief that area churches and hundreds of law enforcement officials sought finally was realized Sunday with the arrests of two men believed to have torched 10 churches since Jan 1. Though exhausted from weeks of working around the clock, scores of law enforcement men and women
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Texas DPS – Two men arrested in East Texas church arsons
February 21, 2010 Two men arrested in East Texas church arsons Authorities have charged and arrested two men in connection with one of the 10 church arson fires that occurred in East Texas beginning on Jan. 1, 2010. Three other churches were targets of attempted break-ins, and investigators believe those
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DPS: East Texans can rest easier after church arsons arrests
UPDATE 04:19 02/21/2010: During Sunday's press conference, Texas DPS director Steve McCraw said "East Texans can rest easier tonight." Two men have been arrested in the East Texas church arsons case. Authorities say they have now ruled the fire at Little Hope Baptist Church in Canton as
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Church arsons plague East Texas, many coping with uncertainty
TYLER, TX (KLTV) – The East Texas community is still coping with the uncertainty of knowing when and where the next fire will happen. "This is an environment that we're not used to dealing with," said Officer Don Martin with the Tyler Police Department. "We're not used
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Artists analyze arson suspect’s tattoo
LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) – Tattoo artists analyze an interesting set of tattoos said to be on two of the men of interest identified by arson investigators. They are the tattoos of suspects in the East Texas church fires. Body artists contend tattoos do say something about those who wear them, and tattoo
