Following arson attack, Ocean State Job Lot donates nearly $12,000 woth of PPE to Roxbury Fire Department
A man was arrested in PA in connection with multiple arsons in Roxbury, Meriden, and Old Saybrook. Roxbury s PPE was destroyed in the attack.
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David Sarlitto, Executive Director, Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation; Rich Stomski, Store Team Leader, Ocean State Job Lot; Sarah Lauriat, Chief, Roxbury Ambulance Association; Todd Wheeler, Chief, Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department Author: Rick Lessard (FOX61), FOX61 Staff Published: 9:06 PM EST March 4, 2021 Updated: 9:06 PM EST March 4, 2021
ROXBURY, Conn. A man was arrested in PA in connection with multiple arsons in Roxbury, Meriden, and Old Saybrook. Roxbury s PPE was destroyed in the attack.
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Hunters Ambulance & Transportation at 309 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook on Sunday.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media
Police say hours before setting fires at emergency services facilities in Meriden, Old Saybrook and Roxbury, a Torrington EMT got into a fight with a fellow Hunter’s Ambulance employee after he was placed on administrative leave in a disciplinary hearing.
The suspect, identified by police as 37-year-old Richard White, was taken into custody late Saturday in Pennsylvania, after authorities say he set four fires that damaged emergency services facilities and a home in Connecticut.
UpdatedSun, Feb 28, 2021 at 11:40 am ET
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Ambulance companies across Connecticut were on high alert Saturday night after multiple arson fires were set via Molotov cocktail and the suspect was taken into custody in Pennsylvania, according to media reports and State Police. (Shutterstock)
CONNECTICUT Ambulance companies across Connecticut were on high alert Saturday night after multiple arson fires were set via Molotov cocktail and the suspect was taken into custody in New Milton, Pennsylvania on Route 80 around 10 p.m., according to State Police.
Richard White, 37, of Torrington, is accused of setting the fires and NBC Connecticut reports that he is an EMT for the state of Connecticut. Fires were reported in Meriden, Old Saybrook, and two in Roxbury including one at a residence, State Police said.
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