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Two Men Charged with Arson

CLIFTON TOWNSHIP — State Police say two men burned a shed and a cabin in Lackawanna County Sunday. Troopers said the two men had been “drinking all ...
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CLIFTON TOWNSHIP — State Police say two men burned a shed and a cabin in Lackawanna County Sunday.

Troopers said the two men had been “drinking all day” and then went for a ride into a wooded area behind Pocono Mobile Manor. Behind the mobile home park they found a cabin and a shed and started a fire inside the shed. The men went back to the mobile home park and asked a friend to call 911.

The fire spread to the nearby cabin. Both buildings were destroyed.

State police said Michael Coombes, 26, of Clifton Township and Joseph Stewart, 26, of Dunmore argued over who started the fire and got into a fight after 911 was called.

Coombes and Stewart were charged with arson, assault, public drunkenness, and other charges for the incident.

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