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Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property.Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, or forests.
Property crime is a category of crime, usually involving private property, that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime is a crime to obtain money, property, or some other benefit.
Arson is the malicious or reckless burning of property. The charge is aggravated when burning a dwelling. Second degree arson is the burning of uninhabited property. Third degree arson is the burning of personal property.
Penal Code 451 defines arson as willfully and maliciously setting a fire or helping someone to burn a structure, forest land, or property. It’s a felony offense punishable by up to nine years in ...
A sign posted at the perimeter of the burned-out Anthony's Cummaquid Inn in Yarmouth Port on Nov. 6, 2024, requested information about the fire that destroyed the building earlier in the week.
Property damage (sometimes called damage to property), is the damage or destruction of real or tangible personal property, caused by negligence, willful destruction, or an act of nature. Destruction of property (sometimes called property destruction , or criminal damage in England and Wales ) is a sub-type of property damage that involves ...
The Orange County District Attorney announced a sentence for a Port Jervis man who pleaded guilty to arson that damaged youth program property.
Arson fires damaged buildings containing schools, non-profit organizations, government services, and private residences. [7] Many property locations owned and operated by ethnic minorities and immigrants were among those damaged by fire, [27] as were several locations of national chain stores. In Minneapolis, 35 families were displaced by ...