Ventura Police Arrest Moorpark Man For Attempted Arson, MurderThe man, Shaka Watkins, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of attempted arson.
4 Men, Including 3 Transients, Arrested In Separate Riverside Arson FiresNo one was injured in any of the fires, three of which investigators determined were intentionally set by transients, Riverside Fire officials said.
West Hollywood Target Store Evacuated Over Arson Fire; Suspect DetainedFirefighters extinguished a small fire in the fitting room area of the store.
2 Teen Girls Charged In Ventura School Arson Fire That Caused $1M In DamageThe fire has forced Mound Elementary to find alternative classroom locations for the upcoming school year.
Authorities Discover IEDs, Arrest Robert Colt Wilson In Connection To Redondo Beach ArsonOne person was arrested in connection with a suspected arson fire Saturday at a residence in Redondo Beach, where authorities called in a sheriff's Bomb Squad Unit.
Recent String Of Arson Fires Appear To Target Farm Equipment In Ventura, OxnardThe latest arson fire happened Monday at about 11 p.m. in the agricultural fields next to the 2100 block of Knoll Drive. Firefighters responding to the scene found large flames and so much smoke that it was visible from most of Ventura and Oxnard.
Palisades Fire Containment Increases to 66%; School ReopensContainment of the 1,158-acre Palisades Fire increased to 66% Wednesday and Topanga Elementary Charter School was reopened after being closed due to air quality and safety concerns.
29-Year-Old Mesa Verde Man Faces Felony Arson ChargesA 29-year-old Mesa Verde man, Daniel Vaca Alvarez, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to more than a half-dozen felony charges after being accused of starting several fires with a blowtorch in an area west of Blythe.
Neighbors Worried About String Of Fires Around Venice Homeless EncampmentsFor months, a string of fires in and around homeless encampments in Venice has been worrying neighbors, with the most recent one causing horror as a family pet was trapped inside.
LAFD Investigators Seeking Person Of Interest After Fire Damages Koreatown Restaurant's Outdoor Dining TentA fire was set outside a restaurant in the 900 block of South Vermont Avenue just after midnight on April 2. The fire damaged the restaurant’s outdoor canopy/tent that had been set up to accommodate outdoor dining.
$10,000 Reward For Information Offered To Help Find Attacker Who Set Fire To 73-Year-Old Leonard Taylor Of ParamountLeonard Taylor, 73, was in front of his home near Indiana Avenue and 70th Street, near the walkway to his front door, on the afternoon of March 5 when someone approached him from behind, hit him in the back of the head, then ignited his clothes.
1 Arrested In Break-In, Fire At North Hills Office BuildingThe fire was reported at film processing business in the 16600 block of West Schoenborn Street at about 2:40 a.m. Firefighters were able to have the flames out within a half hour.
Body Found In Trash Container On Fire In North HollywoodA body was found Wednesday in a large trash container that was on fire in North Hollywood.
Riverside Man Arrested In Molotov Cocktail Attack On Neighbor's HomeSteven Willard, 62, was arrested on several charges, including attempted murder, arson, and making criminal threats. He is being held without bail, and is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday.