A large fire in the Calabasas area of Southern California was sparked by an arsonist who is in custody, the Los Angeles Police Department told NewsNation on Thursday night. The post JUST IN: LAPD Says At Least One of the SoCal Fires Was Set By Arsonist,
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.
Los Angeles police said "a male was heard stating a suspect was trying 'to light a fire' near the Kenneth Fire". The allegation was later ruled unfounded.
At least three people have been arrested in recent days on suspicion of trying to start fires in the area as dangerous winds are returning.
California governor Gavin Newsom said: “Thanks to the prepositioning of hundreds of personnel and firefighting equipment across Southern California, 11 new fires that broke out overnight were qu ...
Officers in Azusa, California have arrested a man suspected of arson following a brush fire that broke out Friday night in Pioneer Park.
Law enforcement in Southern California detained a possible arson ... Instead, officers arrested him on a felony probation charge, a LAPD spokesperson told USA TODAY by phone.
Gusts could peak at 70 mph along the coast and 100 mph in the mountains and foothills during extreme fire weather that is expected to last through Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES (KATU) — Two Oregonians are now behind bars for impersonating firefighters in southern California. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department shared photos of a firetruck that they say was used by the two people who impersonated firefighters. Deputies have identified the suspects as 31-year-old Dustin Nehl and 44-year-old Jennifer Nehl.
Rami Malek is recounting his at-times complicated upbringing as an Egyptian-American growing up in Southern California.
Herman and Juanita Landry were in their home in Altadena, CA, after returning from celebrating their 62nd wedding anniversary last week, when the ferocious Eaton fire raced down from the surrounding hills, annihilating everything in its path.
The Los Angeles water chief has been given a police security detail amid "threats" against her and water employees over the response to wildfires.