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SFFD Removed Head Of Arson Task Force After His Repeated Complaints Regarding Shortstaffing

The San Francisco Fire Department is feeling the heat today, as the former head of its arson task force claimed publicly that he was forced out of the position after repeatedly voicing concerns

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Man Accused Of Attempting To Set Castro Bar On Fire Is Former Gay Web Cam Model

A 27-year-old man named Troy Collin McCormick has pleaded not guilty to arson charges in connection with an incident that occurred a week ago Tuesday at Hi Tops in the Castro. As bar

Surgeon Details Conflict With Former Patient Accused Of Attempted 'Doubtfire House' Arson

In a court hearing on Tuesday, Dr. Douglas Ousterhout, 79, a surgeon specializing in facial feminization surgeries for transgender women, recalled his disagreement with former patient Tyqwon Eugene Welch, 26, who stands accused

The Toilet Torcher Might Be Back

Longtime readers of SFist will remember the on-again, off-again reports of the dreaded Toilet Torcher, who may indeed be more than one person, but who sent many a porta-potty up in flames between

Castro Arson Suspect Is Same Man Who Burned Body Of Dead Sexual Partner

A man who was convicted of strangling his sexual partner then attempting to burn his body in 2014 has been arrested again, this time a suspect in at least one of the many

Suspect In 'Mrs. Doubtfire House' Arson Pleads Not Guilty

The transgender woman arrested for setting two small fires and causing minor damage to the "Mrs. Doubtfire house" plead not guilty on Friday to all the charges she's facing. The accused, Tyqwon (or

Arrest Made In 'Mrs. Doubtfire House' Arson

San Francisco Police have made an arrest in the case of the attempted arson at the "Mrs. Doubtfire House." The two fires set at the home Monday night were minor and extinguished quickly,

Carsonist Strikes Again In The Castro Sunday Morning

A fifth car fire in less than a week has struck the Castro/Dolores Heights neighborhood, this time at Hartford and 18th Streets. The first report of the fire came at 3 a.

SFFD, SFPD Stumped By Second Outbreak Of Torched Cars In Past Month

Less than a month after three vehicles were damaged in an as-yet-unsolved carson in the Castro, four more cars were torched early Wednesday morning in what one San Francisco official is speculating might

SoMa Firebug Accused Of Torching Mercedes Acquitted

Remember Anthony Bejerano, the man the SFPD nabbed back in June for allegedly setting more than a dozen small fires around SoMa and the Mission, including one in the parking garage at One

Castro Carsonist Burns Three Vehicles Wednesday Morning

A van, and SUV, and the bumper of a sedan were all damaged after what police say was an early-morning case of car-arsons in the Castro. According to the San Francisco Police department,

Badly Burned Body Discovered Near Caltrain Tracks In SF

Workers discovered the body of an "unidentified male victim" that was "burned beyond all recognition" Thursday morning while cleaning up after a fire near the Caltrain tracks in Visitacion Valley. According to KTVU,

SoMa Arsonist Sounds Crazy, Scary

Not shockingly, the firebug the police arrested on Wednesday for setting over a dozen small fires in SoMa and the Mission sounds a little loony. ABC7 caught up with 47-year-old arson suspect Anthony

Police Arrest And Identify Arson Suspect [Update]

The SFPD says they have caught a man they believe is the SoMa firebug responsible for a string of over a dozen fires, some of them in dumpsters and many around construction sites,

SFPD Releases Photos Of SoMa Arson Suspect

The SFPD this morning released photos of a man they're looking for in connection to the dozen or so fires that have been set in the last several weeks. Stills from surveillance cameras

Arsonist Strikes Four More Times In SoMa And Mission

That series of suspicious fires, likely all started by the same individual and typically centering around construction sites in SoMa, continued over the weekend with four fires on Sunday including three in SoMa

9 Suspicious Fires Strike SoMa and Mission In Past 3 Weeks

A series of nine, likely related acts of arson have occurred in less than three weeks, most in SoMa around several highrise construction projects, seemingly the work of a firebug who has not

Man Allegedly Burns Through Morning Commute, Sets Fire To Truck At Bay Bridge Toll Plaza [Updated]

There's a truck on fire just past the toll plaza and a crazy guy is dancing all around it as they spray him. pic.twitter.com/rJ0MnvQF8j— Kevin Wilson (@silverem2) June 19, 2014

Mountain View Teens Partied In Empty Home Before Burning It Down

A group of 14 teenagers were arrested in Mountain View this week after throwing a series of drug- and alcohol-fueled parties at an unoccupied home in an upscale neighborhood. After two consecutive weekends

Dolores: Two Zipcars Set On Fire Last Night [Update]

Over on Dolores on Monday night, two Zipcars were set ablaze in a residential parking lot at Dolores and 15th Street. A reader sent us the details: I live at 240 Dolores Street

A Serial Arsonist Is Trying To Burn Down Suburban San Jose

In San Jose, the local fire department is on the hunt for a firebug who may be responsible for intentionally setting 12 homes and businesses on fire since last Wednesday. The man has

Daly City Man Arrested For Torching Chinese Consulate

Yan Feng*, a Chinese national living in Daly City, was arrested in connection with last week's Chinese Consulate fire. He apparently turned himself in to the authorities on Friday. The Chronicle reports: "Agency

Arsonist Attacks Chinese Consulate In SF; FBI To Investigate

An arsonist hit the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco (1450 Laguna) Wednesday night. At around 9:30 pm, "a person got out of a minivan parked in front of the consulate’s front

Marina Boat-Fuel Station Almost Burned Down On Sept. 11

The owner of a boat-fuel dock in the Marina says that an attempted arson at her business could have been tied to September 11. But it also might have been coincidental and just

Girlfriend-Torching Laundromat Goon Busted In Oakland

22-Year-Old Dexter Oliver, the man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire because she wanted to leave her clothes unattended at a Bayview laundromat, was arrested at a hotel in Oakland yesterday. With