Officers in Azusa, California have arrested a man suspected of arson following a brush fire that broke out in Pioneer Park. As wildfires ravage Southern California, Azusa Police Department apprehended unhoused man Jose Carranza-Escobar on suspicion of igniting the fire at around 11:40pm on Friday as he was standing near the flames.

Officials say Escobar is not connected to any of the major wildfires burning in LA. AZUSA, Calif. - A man has been charged with arson after intentionally starting a fire in Azusa, LA County DA Nathan Hochman said.

Azusa police have arrested a 39-year-old homeless man on arson charges after arriving to find him standing just steps away from a brush fire in Pioneer Park.

Dramatic footage shows the moment an arson suspect was arrested in Azusa, California, on January 10, not far from the San Gabriel Mountains, where the destructive Eaton Fire started. The Los

Jose Carranza-Escobar was found standing next to the flames in Pioneer Park in Azusa, Calif., authorities said Saturday.

A man was arrested on suspicion of purposely starting a brush fire in Azusa, police announced. First responders were called to Pioneer Park shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Azusa Police Department. There, a witness told officers the man who ignited the blaze was still at the scene.

Nine suspects have been charged with looting and one suspect charged with arson not linked to either the Palisades or Eaton fires, according to LA County DA Nathan Hochman.

Amid the fires blazing across Los Angeles, 10 people have been arrested and charged with burglary and arson, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who announced the news at a press conference on Monday,

Police praised the quick intervention of residents who reported seeing a man setting fire to a tree knocked down by winds. The arrest came a day after residents in a West Hills neighborhood ...

Los Angeles police said three people were charged with arson in separate incidents this week after they were caught lighting fires near where the massive, deadly blazes have torn through parts of Southern California.

Southern California authorities have arrested two people in separate fire-starting incidents amid the deadly, days-long wildfire that has burned down Los Angeles County neighborhoods, killed at least 24 people,

Wednesday, 12:25 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire grew to 3,407 acres, according to Cal Fire, with evacuation orders extending to the community of Castaic and evacuation warnings stretching to the northernmost parts of Santa Clarita, which had an estimated population of 224,028 in 2023.