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Former CT officer charged with arson
By Joseph Wenzel IV, News Editor

A former Bridgeport police officer is accused of setting his house on fire with his wife and dog inside it earlier this year, sources said.
Thomas McMahon, 65, was charged with first-degree arson and providing a false written statement.
According to police, the fire was set at McMahon's residence in the 400 block of Golf Road in Orange on Oct. 27. No one was injured in the fire.
McMahon is being held on $50,000 bond and is expected to appear in Derby Superior Court on Jan 5.