Authorities have charged a German citizen with 37 counts of arson in connection with dozens of fires set across Los Angeles over the New Year’s weekend. Harry Burkhart made a brief court appearance on Wednesday, appearing disoriented at times.Burkhart is accused of going on a four-day arson rampage, setting more than 50 fires across the […]
LA Arson Suspect Charged, on Suicide Watch
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
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LA Arson Suspect Charged, on Suicide Watch
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities say a German suspect is on suicide watch after he was charged with multiple counts of arson in connection with more than 50 deliberately set fires in Los Angeles. Harry Burkhart was arrested Monday. He is accused of going on a four-day arson rampage that investigators say caused about $3 million in damage. He […]
More Arson Attacks Hit German Railways
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Police in Germany have launched an investigation and stepped up their search for more explosives after at least two more incendiary devices were found Wednesday in the Berlin railway system. It is the third straight day police have discovered devices filled with flammable liquid near train stations or rail lines. One of the devices had […]
German Authorities Thwart Another Suspected Arson Attack
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
German authorities say they thwarted a suspected arson attack near Berlin’s main rail station for the second time in two days. Police say they found at least two suspicious devices along Berlin’s railroad tracks on Tuesday — one day after an arson attack was thwarted near the capital’s central station. The devices did not explode […]
German Police Thwart Arson Attack on Berlin Train Station
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
German authorities say they have thwarted an arson attack at Berlin’s busy central train station after railway employees discovered an explosive device set to detonate. Federal police said Monday the rail employees discovered several bottles of flammable liquid attached to a fuse in a tunnel less than 200 meters from the main station building. Similar […]
