39 Washington DC Area Arsons Being Investigated

Aug. 31, 2004
Here is the list of 39 cases being investigated by the Arson Task Force.
Here is the list of 39 cases being investigated by the Arson Task Force. There have been 18 fires and one attempted arson in the District of Columbia, 16 fires in Prince George's County, Md., one fire in Alexandria, Va., two fires in Fairfax County, Va., and one fire in Montgomery County, Md.

An asterisk () means it is one of the 15 cases conclusively linked to one another. However, since February 2004, the Arson Task Force has stopped conclusively linking cases, and simply adds them to the list of cases being investigated.

District of Columbia:

March 8, 2003: 1700 D St., S.E.

March 25, 2003: 2030 Jasper Road, S.E.

May 15, 2003: 4026 Southern Ave., S.E.

May 17, 2003: 3367 Alden Place, N.E.

May 20, 2003: 1737 Trinidad Ave., N.E.

May 22, 2003: 105 53rd St., N.E.

June 5, 2003: 2800 Evarts St., N.E. - killed Lou Edna Jones, 86

June 5, 2003: 1415 Ames Place, N.E.

June 9,2003: 2500 N St., S.E.

June 10, 2003: 5038 Drake Place, SE

June 25, 2003: 4920 N. Capitol St., N.W. ()

June 25, 2003: 1901 13th St., N.W.

June 30, 2003: 2500 Randolph St., N.E.

July 2, 2003: 300 block of 17th Street, S.E.

Sep. 8, 2003: 200 block of Quakenbos Street, N.W. ()

Sep. 10, 2003: 4700 block of Dix Street, N.E. ()

Sep. 14, 2003: 4115 Anacostia Ave., N.E. () -- attempted arson, suspect chased before fire could be started

Oct. 8, 2003: 1300 block of Otis St., N.E. ()

Nov. 11, 2003: 1700 block of 24th St., N.E. ()

Prince George's County, Md.:

April 1, 2003: 1500 block of Mystic Avenue, Oxon Hill.

April 20, 2003: 5700 Jay Street, Fairmount Heights

May 27, 2003: 2900 St. Claire Drive, Marlow Heights

May 29, 2003: 1226 Benning Road, Capitol Heights

June 13, 2003: 3808 Ellis St., Boulevard Heights ()

June 17, 2003: 924 Abel Ave., Capitol Heights

June 17, 2003: 5800 Jefferson Heights Drive, Fairmount Heights ()

June 19, 2003: 2916 Southern Ave., Capitol Heights

June 20, 2003: 1315 Chapel Oaks Drive, Chapel Oaks ()

June 21, 2003: 2406 Wintergreen Ave., District Heights ()

June 22, 2003: 1505 Ruston Ave., District Heights ()

Sep. 4, 2003: 5100 block of Barnaby Run Drive, Oxon Hill ()

Dec. 20, 2003: 5700 block of 83rd Place, New Carrollton ()

Jan. 22, 2004: 3814 55th Ave., Bladensburg ()

June 15, 2004: 4200 block of Russell Avenue, Mount Rainier

Montgomery County, Md.:

Feb. 14, 2004: 7700 block of Blair Road, Silver Spring

Alexandria, Va.:

Nov. 16, 2003: 4400 block of West Braddock Road ()

Fairfax County, Va.:

Feb. 6, 2004: 7100 block of Richmond Highway (Alexandria section of county)

May 13, 2004: 3400 block of Beachcraft Drive (Alexandria section of county)

Source: Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department Related

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