At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Atladena were told to wear masks and decontaminate uniforms because the air was "hazardous, containing lead, asbestos, and other
Los Angeles authorities arrested a couple and impounded their fake fire truck after they were allegedly caught impersonating firefighters near the Palisades Fire. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.) Officials said the two occupants were also wearing CAL-Fire T-shirts under the turnout gear, and had helmets and radios.
After surviving the fire, many California residents are facing the secondary threat of looters taking advantage of chaotic conditions and abandoned property.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies patrolling the Palisades Fire spotted a duo claiming to be from a nonexistent agency and trying to enter an evacuation zone in an
Friday, 12:36 p.m. PST Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced another eight people were charged for crimes linked to the wildfires in Los Angeles, bringing the total to 17 as the accused face charges such as looting, arson and impersonation of a firefighter.
At a news conference on Sunday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said 25 people have been arrested in the Eaton Fire area and four people in the Palisades Fire area. In resp
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
Deputies claim that the man fired shots at them as he attempted to flee from a home where they were called for reports of domestic violence.
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.
Two individuals from Oregon were arrested for impersonating firefighters in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone.