Elk Grove arson suspect dies by suicide following pursuit, police shooting, officers say
Authorities in Sacramento County are investigating after a police pursuit of an arson suspect on Saturday evening turned deadly.
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Authorities in Sacramento County are investigating after a police pursuit of an arson suspect on Saturday evening turned deadly.
A Northern California man was arrested on suspicion of attempted arson over the weekend after he allegedly attempted to set an American flag outside a Lake Tahoe police station on fire, authorities said.
A Central California man has been convicted of attempted murder for setting an elderly homeless woman on fire during an incident last year, prosecutors said.
The man who admitted to setting a mobile home on fire in Stockton, California, killing a mother and two of her young sons, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Yuba City police said a suspect faces arson charges after a body was found on fire near Smartsville. The victim's death is considered suspicious and remains under investigation.
Law enforcement officials on Friday said they are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect accused of setting a Turlock home on fire.
Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for an arson fire at Sutter Creek City Hall in July.
The owner of a Mexican restaurant chain in Central California has been arrested on federal charges after he allegedly hired a member of a motorcycle gang to set fire to one of his eateries, prosecutors said.
Police said the suspect allegedly set fire to his backyard before barricading himself in a nearby home.
Cal Fire said a Stockton man is suspected of setting fire to a Butte County resident's property after getting into a "heated argument" with them.
Metro Fire said there have been at least seven or eight fires over the past two weeks that they believe were the work of an arsonist.
An owner of San Francisco towing companies who is already facing multiple indictments is facing an additional charge for allegedly plotting to burn the tow trucks of his competitors, prosecutors said.
The man who ignited the fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico was sentenced to 11 years in state prison, officials said Wednesday.
The man accused of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico in December has admitted his guilt, officials said.
A suspect has been arrested after a fire near Macy's in Modesto caused about $4 million in products to be damaged or destroyed earlier this week, the fire department said.
An arrest was made after multiple trash cans caught fire in a Carmichael neighborhood, officials said.
The fire began outside the building – which was unoccupied at the time – and caused minor damage before it was extinguished. No injuries were reported.
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire that severely damaged the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico last month, officials said.
A Cal Fire employee from Sonoma County was arrested Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting several fires in the past month, officials said.
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire in 2022 that forced hundreds of Amador County residents to evacuate, officials said.
Prosecutors said Spencer Anderson admitted to throwing a lit firework from his vehicle in the area where the Thompson Fire started in Butte County.
A Nevada County man is facing several counts of arson.
The man accused of causing the Park Fire had his first appearance in court on Monday and is being charged with reckless arson along with several enhancements.
A Chico man was arrested on suspicion of starting the fast-growing Park Fire, which is now California's largest wildfire this year after burning at least 124,000 acres, prosecutors said.
A suspicious fire investigation is underway Wednesday at a south Sacramento gas station building that firefighters said burned in a fire last week.
