A pair was arrested after they were accused of posing as firefighters during the California fires, officials said. On Jan. 18, Los Angeles deputies patrolling the Palisades Fire area saw a firetruck that looked unofficial,
Arrests near wildfire zones in Los Angeles continue to increase as more National Guard members have been deployed to the region.
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.
Two individuals from Oregon were arrested for impersonating firefighters in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone.
LOS ANGELES — Two suspects from Oregon are under arrest on suspicion of impersonating firefighters at the Palisades Fire. On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau investigators got a call about two suspects possibly impersonating firefighters.
An Oregon husband and wife were arrested Saturday for allegedly impersonating firefighters near the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that has burned more than 23,713 acres and claimed the lives of at least 10 people, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a release.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.
Clad in a yellow firefighter uniform, the driver who purchased the rig at auction, spent five years in an Oregon prison for arson.
With more dangerous winds coming, LAFD says it has staffed all of its available extra engines and staged more than two dozen engines in fire risk areas, measures they failed to take ahead of the deadly Palisades fire.
Two Oregon residents were arrested Saturday after authorities caught them attempting to enter a Palisades Fire evacuation zone while impersonating firefighters. Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44,
Los Angeles deputies arrest Oregonians in fake fire truck claiming to be firefighters; suspect had prior arson conviction.