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July 29, 2020 Glide, OR Jedidiah Fulton accused of starting wildfires https://www.kezi.com/.../Man-armed-with-machete-accused...
MAN ARMED WITH MACHETE ACCUSED OF SETTING SIX WILDFIRES
The suspect reportedly told deputies he had been in the forest for about three hours and was trying to get help.
Posted: Jul 29, 2020 1:52 PM
Updated: Jul 29, 2020 2:27 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
GLIDE, Ore. -- A Sutherlin man was arrested, accused of starting fires in a forest Tuesday night, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said.
At about midnight, deputies learned the Douglas Forest Protective Association had responded to a report of a fire.
Firefighters arrived to an area northeast of Glide near McComas Creek and found
a man armed with a machete, deputies said. The man wanted firefighters to give him a ride into Glide, threatening to set more fires if they didn’t.
Deputies arrived and identified the man as Jedediah Fulton, 39, of Sutherlin. He was still armed at the time, but he was eventually taken into custody.
Authorities said Fulton admitted to setting multiple fires in the area. He reportedly told deputies he had been in the forest for about three hours and was trying to get help.
Fulton was taken to the Douglas County Jail on charges of reckless burning, interfering with a firefighter and menacing.
DFPA said there were a total of six fires in the McComas Creek area, and the largest of them was about a quarter-acre in size. Altogether the fires are estimated to cover about one acre.
Crews were at the scene overnight mopping up hot spots and securing control lines for the McComas Creek Fires.
August 8,
2020 Placer City, CA Kevin Carle arrested for starting brush fire https://www.abc10.com/.../103-83bdfe8b-d3ce-4558-b222...
Placer County Deputies Arrest Man in Connection to Tahoe City Fire
Placer County deputies responded to reports of a fire in Tahoe City Friday morning.
Thursday, August 13th 2020, 8:43 AM PDT by Jordan Blevins
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Placer County deputies responded to reports of a fire in Tahoe City Friday morning.
They say it happened near the 1800 block of North Lake Tahoe Boulevard. Officials say a nearby witness saw the fire and attempted to put it out, fearing that it would spread to nearby homes.
Deputies say CAL FIRE NEU crews arrived shortly after and put the fire out.
Officials conducted an investigation and discovered the fire was intentionally set on undeveloped forest land with dry fuel.
They say, with help from the witness, they were able to locate the suspect, 27-year-old Kevin Carle of Olympic Valley.
Deputies say Carle had three outstanding warrants out of Inyo County. Officials
searched Carle's pockets and found two lighters in his pocket and two additional lighters in his backpack.
Carle has been arrested and has been booked into the South Placer Jail.
Carle faces charges for the outstanding warrants and for unlawfully causing fire to forest land.
He has a $225,000 bail.
(Placer County Sheriff's Office contributed to this report.)
August 12,
2020 Ukiah CA (HWY 101) Alberto Vincent accosted accused of setting 6
brush fires https://kymkemp.com/.../man-accused-of-lighting-six.../
[UPDATE] MAN ACCUSED OF LIGHTING SIX FIRES IN AND AROUND UKIAH YESTERDAY ARRESTED THIS MORNING
August 13, 2020 Matt LaFever 37 comments
Alberto Vincent Acosta
Alberto Vincent Acosta’s booking photo
Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall has confirmed that the individual suspected of lighting six fires in Ukiah on August 12, 2020 has been arrested. According to the booking log, the suspect is named Alberto Vincent Acosta and is being charged with
arson of structures, forest land, and arson during a state of emergency.
According to scanner reports, at approximately 7:30 this morning, law enforcement described identifying and detaining an individual that fit the description of the arson suspect– a Hispanic/Native American male with a ponytail–near the Highway 101
and Perkins’ intersection.
Sheriff Kendall said detectives were able to obtain surveillance footage of the
suspect lighting one of the six fires and used that to search for him.
UPDATE: Press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office:
Detectives from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office continued investigations into the late evening hours of 08-12-2020 in regards to the suspected arson fires.
During this time, Detectives interviewed an off-duty Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Deputy who had been driving in the area of the Talmage Bridge at the approximate time of the fires on Babcock Lane.
The Corrections Deputy noticed the presence of Alberto Acosta near the area of the fire and provided that information along with Acosta’s description to Detectives.
Detectives were able to collect footage from surveillance video systems from residences and businesses near some of the fires.
The observations of the Corrections Deputy and the video systems footage established evidence which prompted Detectives to issue a Be-On-The-Look-Out (BOLO) notification to local law enforcement agencies for Acosta’s arrest.
On 08-13-2020 at approximately 7:00 AM an officer from the Ukiah Police Department was on routine patrol in the area of Perkins Street and South Orchard Avenue when he noticed Acosta walking in the area. The officer stopped
Acosta and he was
subsequently released to Sheriff’s Office Detectives.
Acosta was subsequently booked into the Mendocino County Jail on charges of 451(b) PC [Arson of inhabited structure], 451(c) PC [Arson of structure or forest land] and 454(a)(2) PC [Arson during a state of emergency]. Acosta was to be held in lieu of $1,
000,000.00 bail.
Sheriff’s Office Detectives have linked Acosta to the 08-12-2020 fires that occurred at the following locations (see attached map/approximate times):
4:56 PM – South Dora Street near Fircrest Drive
4:58 PM – South Dora Street at Bourbon Lane
5:04 PM – Gobalet Lane at South State Street
5:15 PM – Plant Road near Taylor Drive
5:18 PM – End of Airport Park Boulevard
6:14 PM to 6:19 PM – Babcock Lane near Talmage Bridge (4 separate fires)
Sheriff’s Detectives are continuing to ask for the public’s assistance in obtaining security camera footage to assist in this investigation.
If any business/residence has security camera footage of the outside of their business/home depicting the person described in this press release, during the time frame of 4:50 PM to 6:57 PM on 08-12-2020, then please contact the Sheriff’s Office
Tipline by calling 707-234-2100.
The areas of interest for security camera footage in Ukiah are:
Luce Avenue to South Dora Street
South Dora Street to Oak Court Road
South State Street to Gobalet Lane
Plant Road
Norgard Lane near the railroad tracks
Airport Park Boulevard
Airport Road
Babcock Lane from Talmage Road to East Gobbi Street
The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Ukiah Police Department, California Highway Patrol, County of Mendocino Marijuana Enforcement Team and Mendocino County Major Crimes Task Force for their assistance during this investigation.
The Sheriff’s Office would also like to thank CALFIRE, Ukiah Valley Fire Authority, Hopland Fire Department, Redwood Valley Fire Department and Potter Valley Fire Department for their response and fire suppression efforts during this incident.
At this time it appears the fires caused damage to vegetation and the wooden deck of one residence.
August 19, 2020 Big Sur, CA Ivan Geronimo Gomez arrested for 2000 acre wildfire https://www.sanluisobispo.com/.../article245089880.html
Monterey County deputies arrest arson suspect in 2,500-acre Big Sur fire
Joe Szydlowski
Salinas Californian
A Fresno man was arrested in connection with the 2,500-acre Dolan Fire near Lucia and Big Sur.
Ivan Geronimo Gomez, 30, faces charges of arson on forest land, throwing something at a vehicle intending to cause great bodily injury and illegally growing marijuana, according to the Monterey County Jail's website.
His bail is set at $2 million.
It's unclear whether all three charges stem from the same alleged incident.
The Dolan Fire started at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Los Padres National Forest, about 10 miles south of Big Sur, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Live updates:Dolan Canyon fire in Big Sur is up to 2,500 acres
Ivan Geronimo Gomez
California State Parks personnel detained Gomez at the John Little State Natural Reserve, near the fire's origin in Dolan Canyon. Monterey County sheriff's detectives met up with park rangers and arrested Gomez.
It's unclear what evidence was used to link Gomez to the fire. A message seeking comment from the sheriff's office was not immediately returned.
The U.S. Forest Service issued a reminder on its YouTube page telling campers not to abandon campfires when they’re in the parks and to bring a bucket of water and a shovel to be able to properly extinguish fires.
The Dolan Fire is burning in Big Creek Canyon and spurred evacuations in the area. It's also led to the closure of Highway 1 at Pfieffer Beach.
Anyone with information on the arson investigation is asked to call (831) 755-3773 or (831) 755-3762.
What you need to know:See evacuation orders for the River, Carmel and Dolan Fires
Joe Szydlowski is a multimedia journalist for the Salinas Californian who covers local government, crime and cannabis. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JoeSzyd_Salinas. He can be reached at 235-2360. Help support The Californian's work:
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August
20, 2020 Santa Paula, CA Guadalupe Molina-Pacheco arrested for starting wildfire https://www.vcstar.com/.../arson-arrest-made.../3404121001/
Arson arrest made after brush fire burns hillside east of Santa Paula
Gretchen Wenner
Ventura County Star
Authorities have arrested a man who allegedly set fire to a hillside outside Santa Paula on Wednesday.
The brush fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday from a caller near Forest and Cliff drives, along the city's east edge. The fire was moving up a hillside across Santa Paula Creek, east of city limits, according to the Ventura County Fire
Department. Firefighters kept the blaze, called the Harvest Fire, to about 3 acres with no property damage.
Arson investigators from the fire department and from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office responded due to the suspicious nature of the blaze. They determined the cause was arson, the sheriff's office reported Thursday.
Authorities identified Guadalupe Molina-Pacheco, 30, as the suspect. They described him as homeless and said he was found near the property involved.
Crews responded to a small brush fire Wednesday north of Santa Paula. Molina-Pacheco was arrested on suspicion of a felony arson violation and on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.On Thursday evening, he remained in Ventura County jail with bail set at $65,000. He is slated to
appear in Ventura County Superior Court on Friday afternoon.
The Harvest Fire was one of hundreds of wildfires that have erupted around the state in recent days, including the Holser Fire outside Piru and the Lake Fire northeast of Castaic Lake. On Thursday, massive fires in Northern California caused by lightning
strikes continued to destroy homes and spurred major evacuations.
California wildfires: Little relief on horizon as fire siege pummels the Golden
State
Gretchen Wenner covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. Reach her at
gretchen.wenner@vcstar.com or 805-437-0270.
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August 26, 2020 Pablo, Montana Julian Draper starts brush fire https://www.kpax.com/.../weste.../arsonist-arrested-in-pablo
Arsonist arrested in Pablo
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By: Melissa RaffertyPosted at 3:23 PM, Aug 26, 2020 and last updated 10:28 PM,
Aug 26, 2020
The Lake County Sheriff reports they arrested a Pablo man accused of intentionally setting a fire in Pablo.
Sheriff Don Bell reports on Monday around 5:00 p.m., a citizen called 911 to report a fire in the trees north of the old Plum Creek Mill off of Light Road in Pablo. This citizen also observed a suspicious person in the area and reported this to the 911
call center.
Prior to Ronan Fire Department's arrival, a Lake County Deputy Sheriff arrived to assess the fire and determined the fire to be too involved to suppress with his fire extinguisher. Bell says the deputy did locate the suspicious male nearby and his
investigation of this person led to his arrest.
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