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Los Angeles City Council Accepts Settlement in Da Vinci Apartments Arson Case

June 7, 2017

June 7, 2017

The City Council voted Tuesday to accept a $400,000 settlement in the lawsuit the city brought against the developer of...

Firefighters Battle Hollywood Fire; Arson Ruled Out As Cause

March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

More than 100 firefighters battled a noninjury fire that damaged a two-story strip mall Tuesday in Hollywood, and arson was...

Prosecutors to File Capital Murder Allegations Against Three People Arrested for Arson

February 7, 2017

February 7, 2017

Prosecutors plan to file 12 counts of capital murder with special circumstance allegations Tuesday against three people arrested in connection...

Authorities Arrest Man on Suspicion of Arson

November 18, 2016

November 18, 2016

Authorities Friday arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of arson in connection with a series of intentionally set fires in...

Trial for Hollywood Arsonist Begins Second Phase

September 6, 2016

September 6, 2016

Jurors who convicted a German national of setting more than 40 fires in less than a week in Hollywood, West...

Deliberation Resumes Against Local Arsonist

September 1, 2016

September 1, 2016

Jurors resumed their deliberations today in the trial of a German national charged with going on an arson spree and...

Arson Investigators Seek Man Who Burned a Woman in a Restaurant

August 6, 2016

August 6, 2016

Arson investigators are urging the public to help them identify a man suspected of badly burning a woman at a...

Man In Custody After Explosion Erupts In Santa Monica Apartment

November 29, 2015

November 29, 2015

A man is in custody, being held on suspicion of arson, for allegedly igniting a fire today inside of his...

Federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to help determine cause of downtown Los Angeles apartment fire

December 10, 2014

December 10, 2014

A team from the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will join local investigators today in a probe...

Santa Monica BMW arsonist sought after initial suspect released

September 11, 2014

September 11, 2014

Santa Monica police have released surveillance footage of a man they believe responsible for an arson attack Wednesday night that...