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Douglas Police Department says investigators have determined the fires that damaged two historic churches Monday and early Tuesday were intentionally set.

Gilbert Officer Levi Leyba remembered responding to a call where a grandmother reported that her grandson was missing.

A Gilbert man whose home caught fire Saturday afternoon has died, the fire department says.

Sam Heivilin took aim and concentrated on pulling the trigger at the blue targets flying toward her while a train roared by noisily, blaring its horn.

Sam Heivilin took aim and concentrated on pulling the trigger at the blue targets flying toward her while a train roared by noisily, blaring its horn.

Firefighter John Milne was on his way home when the sound of a car horn alerted his attention to a driver needing help in Gilbert.

Gilbert Fire and Rescue's Zeta trains twice a day as an accelerant detection canine for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. She’s the only such dog in Arizona and has solved 95 arson cases.

In just 20 minutes, Zeta can determine the cause of a fire, something that can take investigators hours or days.

Gilbert Fire and Rescue’s arson dog, Zeta, is their best investigator of suspicious fires. The 4-year-old Labrador can quickly and precisely locate accelerants, saving the fire department time and money.

In a Facebook post, the Sheriffs Office stated that Cooper Lambs fiancée and mother of the child remains hospitalized and in critical condition.