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Published on: May 21, 2023

Girlfriend Torched Man’s Home After Release from Jail

An Indianapolis woman is back behind bars after allegedly setting her now ex-boyfriend’s house on fire with a butane torch used for smoking meth after she was initially released from jail for an unrelated matter.

On March 29, a 26-year-old woman and her boyfriend got into a fight about his displeasure over her visiting a casino. She reportedly got upset and texted him, threatening to drive his truck through his home. Just to be safe, the man called the authorities to report the situation.

Officers located the woman, and when they learned she was driving without a valid license, she was taken into custody.

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Published on: March 7, 2021

Burglar Terrorized Resident with Handmade Flamethrower

by Staycie R. Sena

A Florida man has been accused of returning to his former residence and illegally entering before attempting to burn the new tenant with a makeshift flamethrower.

On February 23, a woman in St. Lucie County was at her home when a former tenant allegedly showed up and let himself into the residence.

The man, who reportedly moved from the address approximately 5 months ago, allegedly forced the occupant outside.

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Published on: January 21, 2020

Woman Tried to Build and Deploy Explosive in Walmart

by Staycie R. Sena

A Tampa woman with a young child in tow was accused of collecting items in Walmart in a purported effort to cause an explosion in the store.

On the evening of January 11, Emily Stallard and a child whose relation to her has not been made public visited Walmart in Tampa and reportedly spent over 60-minutes walking through the aisles of the store collecting items.

Stallard and the child caught the eye of a security guard working in the store, and he allegedly watched as they both grabbed and opened many items including packages of nails, ethanol, and matches.

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Published on: August 19, 2019

Man’s House Set on Fire Over Bunk Booty Call

by Staycie R. Sena

When a man invited a woman to his home for sex and failed to answer the door when she arrived, the woman allegedly set fire to his house in retaliation for her reported humiliation.

In the middle of the night on August 4, a Woodbury, NJ, man gave a call to a woman with whom he shares occasional sexual relations. He asked the woman, 29-year-old Taija Russell if she would like to come to his home for a tryst.

Russell accepted the proposal and headed to her lover’s residence at approximately 4:00 am.

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Published on: December 28, 2018

Cops Were Not Amused by Flaming Dog Poop Prankster

by Staycie R. Sena

The authorities apprehended a suspect on Christmas Eve after the residents of a dwelling found a bag of feces that someone left burning on their doorstep.

Early Monday morning when it was discovered that something on the front porch of a residence was on fire the occupants notified the authorities after ensuring that everyone in the house was safe.

The fire department and local police arrived at the residence and reported that the source of the blaze was a bag of what was believed to be dog poop that had been ignited. All of the people and the home itself were said to have remained free of damage or injury from the mischief.

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Published on: July 13, 2018

Man Accused of DUI Uses Flames from Crash as Lighter

by Staycie R. Sena

A man who has been accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol allegedly caused an accident on Sunday and was reportedly seen walking back to his burning vehicle to light a cigarette off of the flames.

The alleged driver of the car, 25-year-old Robert Quigley, was traveling on Interstate 80 with a woman in the passenger seat when his vehicle, which is suspected of traveling at a speed of nearly 80 mph, crashed into the back of an SUV that was at a standstill in traffic. Following the collision, Quigley’s car ignited from what was suspected as a possible breach in the fuel line.

A nearby Citrus Heights Police officer reported that he noticed the accident when Quigley’s car caught fire, and when he headed toward the scene to assist he believed that Quigley changed seats with his passenger so that it would appear as if she was the driver.

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