13-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Starting Brush Fire In Pacifica
PACIFICA (CBS SF) -- Police on Thursday arrested a 13-year-old in connection with started a brush fire that burned about five acres in Pacifica.
The 13-year-old male from Pacifica was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully causing a fire. Police are withholding his name due to his age.
Police and fire personnel responded at 3:48 p.m. to the area of the Cindy Way Little League fields on report of a grass fire.
The fire was contained around 6:20 p.m. During the investigation, two juveniles seen in the area when the fire started were interviewed, and a third juvenile was identified as the suspect who started the fire.
The suspect was interviewed and later arrested, police said.
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