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Witness reports lead to arrest of suspected arsonist
Pacifica police arrested a San Francisco man suspected of arson on Tuesday evening, the department said Wednesday. Officers and members of the North County Fire Authority responded at 7:07...Read More
Investigators determine arson involved in Iron Horse Trail fires
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews contained multiple fires reported Monday afternoon along the Iron Horse Regional Trail between the cities of Pleasant Hill and Concord. Crews responded...Read More
Crews reach 80 percent containment on San Jose vegetation fire
A brush fire that may have been intentionally set Thursday evening in South San Jose burned 90 acres and was 80 percent contained as of Friday morning, San Jose...Read More
Police say suspect charged with arson, burglary, vandalism hit same home twice in three days
A 32-year-old transient from Fremont has been charged by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office with crimes in a pair of incidents, Fremont police said. Hector Molina was booked...Read More
San Rafael man faces six felony arson counts
Police in San Rafael on Thursday arrested a suspect in connection with several morning arson fires. James Thomas Duffy, 42, of San Rafael, was arrested on suspicion of five...Read More
Investigators suspect arson in multiple fires near yacht harbor
Firefighters from the San Rafael Fire Department have extinguished multiple suspicious fires in the area of the yacht harbor Thursday morning. The most prominent of the blazes was first...Read More
Police arrest man suspected of setting eight fire at elementary school
A suspect was arrested Friday in multiple incidents of arson at the campus of the Pleasant Hill Elementary School, police said. The Pleasant Hill Police Department was notified Thursday...Read More
Series of Buena Vista Park fires worry parkgoers, nearby residents
A 45-year-old man was arrested at Buena Vista Park Saturday morning after unsuccessfully attempting to start a small fire.Read More
Ghost Ship prosecution gives closing statement to packed courtroom, overflow
An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors Monday that criminal negligence on the part of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris was a substantial...Read More
Suspect, 20, arrested for hit-and-run death of SF grocer
A 20-year-old San Francisco resident was taken into custody and charged in connection with a hit-and-run collision back in 2017. Eleasia Fraise was taken into custody July 16 by...Read More
Fremont man arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, arson
A Fremont man was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and arson in connection with a brush fire on June 30, police said. According to police, Jeffrey Wells, 58,...Read More
Officer acted lawfully in shooting man with axe, says DA
A San Jose police officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a 35-year-old man who brandished an axe at officers in May 2017, the Santa Clara County District...Read More
Police arrest arson suspect after small fire set at Uber office
A man was arrested after allegedly trying to set a fire at an Uber office in Daly City on Sunday night, according to police. Police said the suspect, 26-year-old...Read More
Jeanine Nicholson appointed as next SF fire chief
After years of fighting fires on the front lines, Jeanine Nicholson will rise to fire chief in May.Read More
Serial vehicle arsonist sentenced to 19 years in prison
A convicted arsonist who set fire to vehicles in possibly multiple cities in Contra Costa County was sentenced Friday to 19 years in state prison.Read More