As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people dead, fire and law enforcement authorities have also had to contend with multiple cases of arson. Authorities have arrested at ...
Bicyclists ignited a trash can explosion near Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, prompting an arson investigation.
Fugitive Josephine Sunshine Overaker's alleged eco-terror cell "The Family" has been linked to more than two dozen arson attacks from 1996 to 2001.
Two more people are behind bars for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions and as crews continued efforts to fully contain a pair of destructive blazes.
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced arson charges Friday against six men who set fires around L.A. County in the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires. A man who impersonated a firefighter to sneak into a Malibu evacuation ...
Two people were arrested for arson in separate incidents just outside the fire zone on Wednesday, according to the LAPD. In one incident, a citizen extinguished a fire in a tree and detained an arson suspect, police said. That suspect admitted to starting the fire because he "liked the smell of burning leaves," police said.
Nine more people have been charged with various crimes committed during recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County, ranging from arson and looting to impersonating a firefighter. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the new ...
The park is home to the Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Hollywood Sign. The Los Angeles Fire Department said Monday afternoon that firefighters successfully extinguished a fire in Griffith Park. The LAFD said the brush fire was reported at 1:02 p.m. and involved “light grass burning into medium brush on slope.”
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An arson suspect who was arrested Tuesday in Pacoima admitted he started a small fire that burned a tree "because he liked the smell of burning leaves," according to Los ...
Eight individuals face charges for alleged crimes during Los Angeles County's wildfires, including arson and looting, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The
Congress also is considering making it a federal crime to commit a theft in an area where a major disaster declaration has been made.