Homeless man who was high or drunk started fires in Lakewood, cops say Dan Alexander Published: December 1, 2025 Israel Salgado-Miron (Ocean County Jail)

🔥 Three fires were reported late Saturday night in Lakewood

🔥 An investigation determined one person was responsible for all three

🔥 One man was charged with arson

LAKEWOOD — A homeless man is charged with setting a fire in the basement of an Ocean County building on Saturday night.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said a fire was reported in the basement window well of a building on East Eighth Street around 10:30 p.m. along with two brush fires along railroad tracks at the end of the street. The brush fire started in a large pile of combustible materials, according to Billhimer.

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