by Jo Ciavaglia , Bucks County Courier Times Published Sept. 24, 2025, 6:51 a.m. ET

A Bristol Township woman is accused of setting fire to her home multiple times over 24 hours in an attempt to defraud an insurance company after she fell into default with her mortgage, according to police.

Bristol Township police allege that 59-year-old Catherine Gerretz intentionally set four fires around her home in the 20 block of Yellowood Drive earlier this year before the fifth one left the home uninhabitable.

Gerretz was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Kevin Wagner on 14 felony charges, including multiple counts of arson, arson with intent to collect insurance, and related misdemeanors and summaries.

She was sent to Bucks County Corrections Center in lieu of $200,000 bail. She h

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