El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en noviembre 15, 2025, George DiPierro, 70, of Berkeley Township was charged with three counts of Aggravated Arson in connection with an incident that occurred in Berkeley Township on November 15, 2025.
En noviembre 15, 2025, aproximadamente a 12:15 pm., the Berkeley Township Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to a residence on Harbor Court for a report of a residential fire. A la llegada, emergency personnel observed smoke on the first floor of the structure as well as a fire that appeared to have been extinguished. Firefighters arrived and discovered two additional fires in rooms on the second floor of the structure that they were able to extinguish. Una investigación realizada por la Unidad de Delitos Mayores-Escuadrón de Incendios Incendiarios de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía del municipio de Berkeley, Oficina del Jefe de Bomberos del Condado de Ocean, Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office K-9 Unit, Berkeley Township Fire Prevention Bureau, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, revealed that the origin of the fire on the first floor was in the southwest corner of the residence and the cause of the fire was incendiary by an unknown person utilizing an open flame to available combustibles. The investigation also revealed that the origins of the two fires on the second floor of the structure were in two separate bedrooms, and the causes of both fires were likewise incendiary by an unknown person utilizing an open flame to available combustibles.
Continuing investigation identified DiPierro, who lived at the residence, as the individual responsible for setting all three fires. DiPierro was taken into custody at the scene without incident. DiPierro was transported to the Ocean County Jail where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
El fiscal Billhimer elogia la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean., Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía del municipio de Berkeley, Oficina del Jefe de Bomberos del Condado de Ocean, Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office K-9 Unit, Berkeley Township Fire Prevention Bureau, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, por sus esfuerzos combinados en relación con esta investigación.
Los cargos mencionados anteriormente son meras acusaciones y se recuerda a la prensa y al público que todos los acusados se presumen inocentes a menos y hasta que se demuestre su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia..
RPC. 3.6(b)(6).