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Former firefighter charged with arson

Ex-EMT and volunteer firefighter arrested, charged with 1st-degree arson, 3rd-degree arson, criminal mischief, 2 counts of 3rd-degree burglary

By Daniel Tepfer
The Connecticut Post

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Accused Fairfield serial arsonist Christopher Message was arrested Wednesday and charged with setting fire to three Monroe businesses last August.

Message, 34, a former EMT and volunteer firefighter, was arrested at the Golden Hill Street courthouse. He was charged with first-degree arson, third-degree arson, criminal mischief and two counts of third-degree burglary.

He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bond.

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