Articles Tagged: Arson

The man had been living in the house, but he was set to be evicted from the residence the day of the fire.

The Iowa City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance with an investigation into an apparent arson Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the police department.

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested and charged with first-degree arson after a fire in a Cedar Rapids apartment building Monday.

An Iowa City man was arrested Monday on charges that, during an argument with his girlfriend of eight years, he lit fake flowers on fire and threw them at her, according to a criminal complaint.

An Iowa City man was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison for attempting to kill ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend and 3 kids by setting a blaze with lighter fluid inside her apartment.

A Cedar Rapids man who intentionally set fire to a house and left 15 animals inside to die was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison.

A woman was arrested Monday in Waukon, in connection with a fire that happened a year ago at her Waukon business.

A Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to charges that he intentionally set a fire in a house with 15 animals inside. All 15 animals were killed in the fire.

An Iowa City man was convicted for igniting a fire at his former girlfriend’s apartment, trapping her, her boyfriend and three kids under the age of 5. They escaped on a balcony and waited for firefighters.

A Central City woman was arrested Wednesday after she was reportedly caught on surveillance footage lighting her own restaurant on fire. She made a fraudulent insurance claim two days later, according to a criminal complaint.

He’s accused of pouring lighter fluid under his ex-girlfriend’s apartment door and igniting a blaze, trapping his ex, her boyfriend and three children inside. They escaped by going on the balcony.

Authorities say a Cedar Rapids man intentionally set fire to a residence, killing 15 animals including ducks, rabbits, dogs, fish and a snake.

An Iowa City man is facing a charge of arson after police say he set fire to a pile of abandoned property next to a homeless shelter.

Two Vinton juveniles are facing arson charges in relation to a fire at a town park that caused more than $200,000 worth of damage.

It will cost over $200,000 to rebuild a Vinton Park after it was burned down this weekend in an apparent arson, according to a video posted to Facebook by the director of the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department.