Police in Belmont are investigating whether a 58-year-old man suspected of arson is responsible for other recent intentional fires in the city.
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The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges. A prosecutor announced Sebastian Zapeta's indictment at a court hearing Friday. The development comes days after Zapeta's arrest and subsequent police questioning in which they say he identified himself in photos and surveillance video showing the fire being lit. The indictment will be under seal until Jan. 7. He remains jailed. Federal immigration officials say the 33-year-old Zapeta is from Guatemala and entered the U.S. illegally. Authorities are continuing to work to identify the victim.
A San Mateo man pleaded no contest to felony arson of a structure on Sept. 9 after setting six fires throughout Belmont and San Mateo last yea…
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Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics
Arsonists have attacked France's high-speed rail network, paralyzing train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The saboteurs targeted remote locations far from the capital with apparently coordinated attacks that sought to cut off rail routes into the city from all directions. The fires were predominantly set in pipes containing critical signaling cables for the system known as the TGV. Blazes were reported before dawn near the tracks on three separate lines, causing widespread disruptions. Another arson attempt, in the south in Vergigny, was thwarted by rail agents who scared off several suspects.
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Two men arrested for the 2020 murder of Ueta Savelio Muasika Jr. in front of his San Mateo home were motivated by a 2019 arson house fire that…
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