Posted on 04/13/2025 4:01:25 PM PDT by bitt
Pennsylvania State Police have arrested a Harrisburg man for the arson attack on Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family that sent them fleeing from the governor’s residence on the first night of Passover.
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, is expected to face charges of attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault against an enumerated person, authorities said.
Shapiro, who is Jewish, became visible emotional as he spoke about the 2 a.m. attack on his home as he and his family slept inside.
“If he was trying to terrorize our family, our friends, the Jewish community, who joined us for a Passover Seder in that room last night, hear me on this: we celebrated our faith last night, proudly and in a few hours, we will celebrate our second Seder of Passover,” he said.
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Nice work, Columbo.
The woke up to the firefighters coming to the door. Did they have smoke detectors?
Hum. Thought Steam Punk at first. If he was a welder it might explain his knack as a successful arsonist. He has access to flammable sorts of things.
TV cops almost always run like track stars, vaulting over chain link fences, whirling in front of speeding cars and down narrow alleys.
They’re lucky this guy didn’t take a train out of Harrisburg and send a post card from Florida on the way to Antigua.
They're similar to Columbo except they're not wearing anything under those rumpled raincoats. 🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️
What a disgrace! Throw him under the jail!
What a terrible thing to say, or even think. His own children were terrified.
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