California Fires: At Least Two People Arrested, Accused of Arson
“Officials said that Carranza-Escobar, who they described as a transient, admitted to starting the fire.”
FOX 11 reported that authorities have arrested at least two people.
They face accusations “of trying to start fires” in the area as fires continue to burn: Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, and Hurst.
The arrest happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, near the area of Arcos Drive and Galendo Street. Residents said a man was riding around on a bicycle carrying a large blow torch, trying to set multiple old Christmas trees and garbage cans on fire. When the man rode away, neighbors followed him, and eventually stepped in.
One police source told FOX 11 that the man might have potentially been linked to the Franklin Fire, though how was not immediately clear.
During a press conference Friday morning, LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said there wasn’t enough evidence to arrest the man for arson or suspicion of arson. The man was, however, arrested on suspicion of a felony probation violation. The case is being investigated.
Azusa police arrested another man who allegedly started a brush fire. FOX 11 said he admitted to the act:
Officers were called out to Pioneer Park just after 11:30 p.m. on Friday after a brush fire was reported. Witnesses told officers that the man who started the fire was still nearby.
They found Jose Carranza-Escobar standing near the flames and arrested him. Officials said that Carranza-Escobar, who they described as a transient, admitted to starting the fire.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department was able to quickly put out the fire.
Azusa is just east of the Eaton fire.
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Don’t be surprised if Newsom, the LA mayor, and the other Democrats try to turn all the focus on these people, rather than their terrible policies and malfeasance.
The likelihood that they will ever find the actual individuals who set these fires is essentially zero.
At best they will be able to tell the cause was arson rather than downed power lines or spontaneous human combustion. The current theory that gangs set fires in order to loot is interesting, but the truth is that the great LA Fire was a result of the utter incompetence of Cali government at all levels.
In a older time lampposts would get decorated
But we are civilized now so they will be let go without a penalty by the DA.
Someone alert Joe Biden. There’s still eight days remaining in his term to award this piece of human excrement the Medal of Freedom.
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor NEW: Looter dressed as a FIREFIGHTER arrested for burglarizing homes in Palisades fire area.
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https://x.com/BeniOren1/status/1877090448876953904
Overhead video showing man in black next to the Palisades origin fire.
Spitfire @DogRightGirl
This looks awfully suspicious. Perhaps the ATF needs to see this since they are investigating.
Videos of two men fleeing.
MAGA M&M @MAGAmegaMAGA
LA Fire ‘persons of interest’ @LAPD should interview
PolitiSlap @PolitiSlap
It’s weird how one of the guys in the video was also wearing black.
Antifa?
There’s a longer video of the two men – it’s likely they ran towards the smoke to get a better look and then fled.
I had plans to jet out to the local Tacos Locos to interview this dude on Wednesday, after the justice system kicks him loose on the street again. But then I remembered, I don’t speak Illegal.
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