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Sutter

Woman from Yuba City Arrested on Suspicion of Arson

YUBA CITY – On Tuesday, Geneva Anne Knoefler, a 38-year-old Yuba City resident was arrested and booked into the Sutter County Jail with no bail on suspicion of arson.  The

Los Angeles

Man Set Afire Outside Long Beach Store Dies Monday

A 63-year-old man died today of burns he suffered when a flammable substance was thrown into his parked vehicle, allegedly by a homeless man, on Friday afternoon outside a 7-Eleven

Los Angeles

Man Accused of Setting Fire After No Refund

A homeless man was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of lighting a trash can on fire outside a Santa Monica Jack in the Box after employees refused to refund him. Erthell Grant,

San Benito

Hollister Man Arrested for Arson

HOLLISTER—The Hollister Police Department has arrested 33-year-old Hollister resident Jason Wayne Spears on charges of arson. Investigators have not decided if Spears had any involvement in the recent string of

San Bernardino

Death Penalty Upheld for Old Fire Arsonist

SAN BERNARDINO – Convicted of setting a large and deadly fire in 2003, a Superior Court judge sentenced Rickie Lee Fowler to death this week. Fowler, 31, was sentenced to

San Diego

Man Arrested for Allegedly Setting Church on Fire

EL CAJON – As the members of Saint Gregory of Nyssa Greek Orthodox Church gathered for a service on Sunday morning, January 27, they were stunned to see their church ruined

San Luis Obispo

SLO Police Declare Fire a Crime Scene

The San Luis Obispo Police have declared the area where a mobile home that caught fire near Laguna Lake a crime scene. According to a press release from SLOPD, San

Santa Barbara

Transient Seeking Warmth Becomes Arsonist

Santa Barbara- With local nighttime temperatures currently at near record seasonal lows, a local transient has been arrested and stands accused of setting a structural fire in an Eastside commercial building.

San Diego

Woman Arrested after Setting Her House on Fire

What provoked Neomi Rodriguez to burn her own home is unknown. What the deputies of Lakeside do know is that they were called on Tuesday afternoon to respond to fire

San Benito

Hollister Police Investigate Fires As Arson

Attacks Appear Random HOLLISTER—Authorities with the Hollister Police Department as well as Hollister Fire Department investigators joined forces and think they may have a arsonist on their hands. On December