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Will someone be charged with arson related to the Florida wildfires by 5/24/08?
Settled as Yes
-Florida Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency earlier Monday.
-Crist activated the National Guard to help battle the blazes and help with evacuations.
-As of Tuesday, 14 counties were affected by 108 wildfires, Crist told reporters, with 17,000 acres scorched.
-In the Palm Bay area, 162 homes were damaged or destroyed and 62 of those are uninhabitable.
-approx $9.6 million in damage in the city of Palm Bay.
-Police Chief Bill Berger told reporters authorities suspect the fires might have been deliberately set
-Calls regarding suspicious activity were pouring in to his department, and six investigators have been assigned to follow leads, he said.
-Officials said Monday a $15,000 reward was in place for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for starting the fire.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/13/florida.wildfires/index.html
-Crist activated the National Guard to help battle the blazes and help with evacuations.
-As of Tuesday, 14 counties were affected by 108 wildfires, Crist told reporters, with 17,000 acres scorched.
-In the Palm Bay area, 162 homes were damaged or destroyed and 62 of those are uninhabitable.
-approx $9.6 million in damage in the city of Palm Bay.
-Police Chief Bill Berger told reporters authorities suspect the fires might have been deliberately set
-Calls regarding suspicious activity were pouring in to his department, and six investigators have been assigned to follow leads, he said.
-Officials said Monday a $15,000 reward was in place for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for starting the fire.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/13/florida.wildfires/index.html
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Activity: H$21,581
Settled as Yes on Fri 16th May 2008 8:48am PDT
Suspend date: Sat 24th May 2008 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Fri 16th May 2008 8:48am PDT
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%
Action history:
Settlement requested Thu 15th May 2008 1:23pm PDT by 
mrperfkt![[Admin]](http://www.hubdub.com/images/icon_admin.gif "This user is an admin")
: Please settle as "Yes." It was announced today that the suspect was officially charged.
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/suspect-charged-in-florida-wildfire-arsons/
mrperfkt: Please settle as "Yes." It was announced today that the suspect was officially charged.
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/suspect-charged-in-florida-wildfire-arsons/
Settlement requested Fri 16th May 2008 6:38am PDT by mrperfkt: Please settle.
Request with details sent yesterday.
mrperfkt: Please settle.
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Settled Fri 16th May 2008 6:51am PDT by 
diana
: http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/suspect-charged-in-florida-wildfire-arsons/
diana: http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/suspect-charged-in-florida-wildfire-arsons/ 
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Suspend date: Sat 24th May 2008 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Fri 16th May 2008 8:48am PDT
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