Harrison Jones Sentenced After Driving 700+ Miles To Torch Bensalem Home, Kill Dogs: DA
A Michigan man who drove more than 700 miles to torch a Pennsylvania home while six people were inside—killing two dogs and nearly taking multiple lives—has been sentenced, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
Harrison Jones, of Rockford, Michigan, was convicted of six counts of attempted homicide, arson, risking catastrophe, and related offenses for the early morning fire on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
Flames consumed the two-story home on the 5200 block of Merganser Way in Bensalem just before 5:30 a.m., resulting in a total loss. Six adult residents were injured while escaping the…
Three Injured Battling Snowy Newark 2-Alarm Blaze: Police
Three people were injured after a firefighter broke out on a snowy night in Newark, early Monday morning, Jan. 26, authorities said.
At 1:43 a.m., firefighters responded to 81 Wakeman Ave. on a call of fire, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. A 2nd alarm was transmitted at 2:09 a.m., Miranda said.
The fire was declared under control at 3:09 a.m., Miranda said. One firefighter suffered a burn to his inner thigh, and two residents were evaluated on scene by EMS and transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment, Miranda said.
Four families, including eight adul…
Man In Yellow Tracksuit Arrested For Throwing Lit Cigarette Into Lyndhurst Mailbox: Cops
A suspect accused of throwing a lit cigarette into a mailbox outside the Lyndhurst Post Office, damaging mail and starting a fire, has been apprehended following a multi-agency investigation, authorities said.
Lyndhurst police were dispatched at 11:22 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, to 436 Valley Brook Ave., the Lyndhurst branch of the United States Post Office, on a report of a man who threw a lit cigarette into a mailbox, Police Capt. Paul Haggerty said.
The caller and an eyewitness described the suspect as a man wearing a yellow tracksuit who was seen walking west on Valley Brook Avenue, a…
