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.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said three people have been arrested for arson in the past few days outside of recent wildfire zones.
Convicted arsonist Dustin Nehl, 31, and his wife, Jenni Nehl, 44, who studies weather, were hit with misdemeanor charges including impersonating firefighters
according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. One of the suspects has a criminal history in Oregon for criminal mischief and arson, officials said. Some 40 cases of looting have also ...
Los Angeles police have arrested four people on arson charges for allegedly trying to ignite new fires as firefighters continue to fight the Palisades and Eaton blazes that have killed a combined
California police arrested a man on suspicion of arson on Sunday after firefighters saw him lighting fires about 12 miles south east of the Eaton fire—the deadliest blaze, as of Monday morning, in fires raging across the Los Angeles area.
A homeless man has been busted on suspicion of arson close to where one of the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles broke out — after brave locals tackled him as he used what looked like a
Los Angeles prosecutors have brought arson charges against six men who set small blazes around the county in the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires.
The most dangerous criminal in the world is a wildland arsonist with a match,” says Ed Nordskog, a former detective with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and internationally renowned fire investigator.
Arrests near wildfire zones in Los Angeles continue to increase as more National Guard members have been deployed to the region.
A man and a woman from Oregon have been charged after they allegedly bought a fire truck at auction, dressed up like firefighters and illegally entered the Palisades Fire zone.