The man detained by Los Angeles citizens last week after allegedly trying to start fires with a blowtorch is reportedly an ...

It was initially reported as an arrest made on the suspicion of arson, with Sean Dinse of the LAPD’s Topanga Division telling ...

The deadly Los Angeles wildfires turned neighborhoods into ash as officials ordered 150,000 people to evacuate their homes.

Southern California authorities have arrested two people in separate fire-starting incidents amid the deadly, days-long ...

Los Angeles police said "a male was heard stating a suspect was trying 'to light a fire' near the Kenneth Fire". The ...

Wednesday, 12:25 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire grew to 3,407 acres, according to Cal Fire, with evacuation orders extending to the ...

However, there was not enough evidence to charge him with arson, LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi told reporters on Friday. A male arson suspect was arrested in Woodland Hills as the nearby ...

Dominic Choi, assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said there was "not enough probable cause to arrest [the suspect] on arson or suspicion of arson." Instead, said Choi ...

Santa Ana winds are whipping Southern California on Tuesday, sparking fresh fears that progress made fighting wildfires could ...

During a press conference mid-Friday morning, police Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said the man was detained by residents who said he was “attempting to light a fire in the community." ...