Special Designated Arson Prosecutor appointed to Palm Beach...

A surprising 133 arson related cases were recorded in Palm Beach County during 2013. Some of these cases are still unresolved and doesn't include statistics of municipalities, like West Palm Beach, that have their own fire rescue units. The state attorney's office will now have more expertise in the area to work with fire rescue personnel and be able to try cases more proficiently. Click title for link.

Marcus [Special Designated Arson Prosecutor Marcus] said she took a 40-hour course on cause and origin of fires and at the State Fire College and is now in a post-blast detonation class with the FBI which is hosted in Palm Beach County. Marcus said she has worked at the state attorney’s office for four years since she graduated from law school at the University of Florida.