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David Crawford Credit: Prince George s County Police Department
A former Laurel police chief is charged in a spree of 11 arsons dating back to 2011, the year after he retired.
On Wednesday, investigators from multiple police and fire agencies arrested David M. Crawford. He faces numerous arson and attempted murder charges in Prince George s, Montgomery, Howard and Frederick counties. He is linked to but not yet charged in a 12th fire in Charles County. These allegations are troubling and quite serious, and if proven true, members of our City of Laurel family have been victimized, Laurel Mayor Craig Moe said in a statement. And I want to say that our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families as this case proceeds.
A former police chief in Laurel, Maryland, was arrested Wednesday and accused of setting at least a dozen fires between 2011 and last year that targeted professional and personal enemies.
Ex-chief targeted foes in string of Maryland arsons, police say
Associated Press
Laurel, Md. A former Maryland police chief is accused of setting fires to multiple structures that belonged to his adversaries, authorities said.
Former Laurel Police Chief David Crawford, 69, was arrested Wednesday and is charged with over 50 felonies, including first-degree arson and first-degree attempted murder, in connection to a string of fires from 2011 to 2020 in Howard, Prince George’s, Frederick and Montgomery counties.
Twelve fires were set in the nine-year span to multiple homes, vehicles and residential garages, authorities said.
Investigators determined the fires were connected to people who had disagreements with Crawford, authorities said. Police said they found a target list of known victims and other evidence during a search of Crawford s Howard County home in January.
Retired Maryland police chief, 69, is charged with attempted murder and arson for setting a DOZEN fires targeting his enemies, including his successor, other cops and his own doctors
Former Laurel Police Chief David Crawford, 69, charged with over 50 felonies, including first-degree arson and first-degree attempted murder
Crawford is suspected of setting a dozen fires to homes and cars between May 2011 and November 2020
He was allegedly caught on video pouring gasoline on a garage door in Laurel in March 2019, and running from the scene of a blast in Clarksburg in November
Officials say Crawford targeted people he had disagreements with, including three law enforcement officials, two relatives and Crawford s former physicians