Virginia man: Stranger set home on fire
A Suffolk homeowner claims man asked for money, then set home on fire when denied cash.
A Suffolk homeowner claims man asked for money, then set home on fire when denied cash.
The hearings for the two people accused of being responsible for the arson on the Eastern Shore has been pushed back to June.
After one volunteer fire company has battled more than 70 arsons since November in Accomack County, their fellow brothers are trying to help them out.
Virginia State Police now say 44 arson cases on the Eastern Shore could be the work of a group of people.
Virginia State Police were called to the 2500 block of Foxgrove Road in Parksley to an abandoned structure fire just before 11 p.m. Saturday.
The building sustained some structural damage but was not a total loss.
Sunday’s fires bring the total number of arson fires in the Eastern Shore community to 39 since Nov. 12.
A Christmas Eve fire could be the latest in a string of arsons on the Eastern Shore.
The say some of the 36 arsons have been set by a copycat.
Twenty fires set, and officials believe they are all linked, but still don’t have any leads in the case.
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The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at Ballston Commons Mall has been charged.
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