ATF sets $10K reward for information on Monday arsons [Baltimore]

Baltimore Sun ^ | 4/30/15 | Pamela Wood

[markomalley]

Investigators with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have classified Monday night's fires in Baltimore – including a blaze that destroyed a senior apartment complex – as arson, and are seeking help in solving the crimes.

The ATF has established a $10,000 reward for information in the fires, which ATF Special Agent in Charge William P. McMullan called "violent acts of arson committed throughout our city."

"Arson is a crime of violence and the individuals who committed these acts need to be held accountable for their dangerous actions," McMullan said in a statement.

The ATF is seeking information on multiple fires, including the Mary Harvin Center, a senior housing apartment complex under construction on North Chester Street. The developer said the complex was 45 percent complete when it was destroyed by three-alarm fire that engulfed the building and was visible from blocks away.

[caww]

There were over 40 buildings burned...and over 100 cars.....

Obama said it was just a handful. He has a serious problem with numbers.

[Gaffer]

I struggle to find the context under which ATF is doing anything with regard to arson in this case. In the heat of a riot and looting, where is the premeditation and devices/methods one would consider arson?

This is really just a ruse by the Federal Government to insert itself into the flow of this so they can control the flow and content of information after having taken that away from local agencies that may or may not be controllable to the prevailing Federal Government standard.

[Gene Eric]

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