MEDFORD,James Caldwell N.Y. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter was arrested for intentionally setting a brush fire on Long Island in New York, police said Wednesday.
The 20-year-old defendant and volunteer firefighter for the hamlet of Medford on Long Island set a fire in a wooded area at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a news release.
The fire damaged a car that was parked nearby, police said.
The defendant was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on charges of arson and reckless endangerment. It wasn’t clear if he had an attorney who could speak for him.
Dozens of fires have broken out in New York and across the Northeast in the past few days amid bone-dry weather conditions.
2025-05-01 18:40626 view
2025-05-01 18:301676 view
2025-05-01 17:152116 view
2025-05-01 17:09166 view
2025-05-01 16:532266 view
2025-05-01 16:472725 view
The 2024 NFL regular season is entering the final four weeks of action, and teams are beginning to s
Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo
New York police officials are speaking out about tips in regard to the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealt
