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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Arson Numbers Rising

The Lima News (Ohio) reports that the current economic downtown coupled with the national housing market and mortgage crisis have led to many more people intentionally setting home ablaze to collect insurance money. Similarly, high gasoline prices have led to a rise in intentional vehicle fires. Investigators are monitoring this trend, though say it is too soon to tell what proportions it will reach. Experts told Lima News that the potential for arson increases any time the economy slows down. Jim Quiggle, spokesman for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, told Lima News, "Warning flares of a potential spike ...

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