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Pyro teen gets at least 19 years for blaze that killed cop
The Coney Island teen convicted of setting a fire that killed an NYPD officer and seriously injured his partner was sentenced Tuesday to 19 years to life on felony murder...
'Bored' pyro teen found guilty of starting blaze that killed cop
It took a Brooklyn jury less than four hours to convict a fire-obsessed teen for setting an abandoned mattress alight in a fatal moment of boredom, sparking a blaze that...
Lawyer uses Coney Island Boardwalk to defend pyro teen
This may be a first -- the Cyclone defense. The lawyer for teen arsonist Marcell Dockery told jurors in Brooklyn Supreme Court today that his client couldn’t possibly have been...
Teen arsonist laughed when I caught him lighting a doorbell on fire
A friend of the teen on trial for setting a housing project fire that killed a police officer and nearly took the life of his partner told jurors she’d seen...
Pyro teen now denies starting fire that killed cop
The Brooklyn teen who confessed to cops that he set a mattress ablaze in the hallway of his Coney Island housing project — killing a cop and nearly killing his...
Juror gets thrown off pyro teen's trial
The family of a Brooklyn cop killed in a blaze sparked by an accused teenage firebug wept through video evidence in court Monday — as the apparently remorseful suspect watched...
Teen firebug went to McDonald’s with pals after setting fatal blaze
The teen who set fire to a mattress in an apartment building, sparking an inferno that claimed the life of a responding NYPD officer, chowed down on McDonald’s as the...
Bored teen who started fatal blaze had history of playing with fire: detective
The “bored’’ Brooklyn teen who sparked the 2014 blaze that killed a police officer in a housing project had been playing with fire since age 9 — using alcohol in...
'Teen tried to save me after he started deadly blaze at housing project'
A Brooklyn police lieutenant broke down in tears in court Tuesday as he recalled hearing two officers screaming for help while trapped in a deadly blaze alleged caused by a...
Cop recounts harrowing final moments before partner's death from arson fire
A Brooklyn cop whose partner died as they responded to a blaze set by a “bored” teen at a housing project recalled the terrifying drama in court Monday — speaking...
Jury warned of 'disturbing' evidence in trial of bored 'cop-killer'
Jurors were warned they would hear two NYPD officers’ “screams and cries for help” as they were overcome by smoke while responding to a 2014 fire set by a “bored”...
'Bored' teen accused of cop-killing blaze rejects plea deal
The “bored” teenager who allegedly started a Coney Island housing-project fire that killed a police officer and severely injured his partner, has rejected a plea deal of 22 years in...
Teen accused of blaze that killed cop in trouble for fire before
The teen arsonist accused of starting a fire that killed a cop used an aerosol can and lighter to blast fireballs under a cafeteria table at his middle school when...
'Bored' teen who set blaze claims he was coerced into confession
A Brooklyn teen accused of setting a mattress on fire in the hallway of his Coney Island apartment building because he “was bored” — a blaze that killed a police...
Widow of officer killed in fire visits partner in hospital
The police officer who was critically injured during a Coney Island arson blaze that killed her partner last month will be released from the hospital Monday, sources said. Badly injured...
Alleged arsonist's cousin sports FDNY gear to court
This has got to be the cruelest joke the widow of a Brooklyn cop killed in the line of duty by a firebug could have faced. One of the family...
'Bored' teen charged with murder after blaze kills cop
The “bored” teen punk who set a fire that killed one NYPD officer and critically injured another was indicted on a second-degree murder charge Friday - as the dead officer’s...
Hero cops hospitalized after saving baby from blaze
A day after an NYPD officer died from injuries sustained while responding to a Brooklyn fire, a pair of fearless cops rushed into another burning building Thursday to save an...
Cop dies after 'bored' teen sets fire
One of the cops trapped in a Brooklyn apartment building fire allegedly set by a bored teen died Wednesday morning sources said. Officer Dennis Guerra had been declared brain dead...
Cop declared brain dead after blaze set by ‘bored teen’
One of the cops trapped in a Brooklyn apartment building fire allegedly set by a bored teen has been declared brain dead, sources said. Officer Dennis Guerra remains on life...