Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on November 30, 2025, Israel Salgado-Miron, 39, of Lakewood, was charged with Aggravated Arson and two counts of Arson in connection with incidents that occurred in Lakewood Township on November 29, 2025.
On November 29, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Lakewood Township Police and Fire Departments responded to a structure fire on East Eighth Street. Upon arrival, first responders discovered a fire in the basement window well of the structure. Shortly thereafter, emergency personnel discovered two additional brush fires along railroad tracks in the area. Firefighters were able to extinguish all three fires. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, revealed that the origin of the structure fire on East Eighth Street was in the basement window well of the structure, and the cause of the fire was incendiary by an unknown person utilizing an open flame to available combustible materials. Further investigation revealed that the cause of the two brush fires was incendiary by an unknown person utilizing a hot set to a jackpot of fuel.
Continuing investigation led to the identification of Salgado-Miron as the individual responsible for setting all three fires. Salgado-Miron was taken into custody and transported to the Ocean County Jail where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
Prosecutor Billhimer commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, for their collective assistance in connection with this investigation.
The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).