Los Angeles authorities have arrested a man after a wildfire broke out in the Griffith Park area Monday afternoon.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told FOX News Digital that a vehicle was destroyed after authorities responded to a report of a possible arson in the 2700 block of Glendower Avenue around 1 p.m. Monday. He was charged with two misdemeanor counts of tampering, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said.
Caledron is being held on $30,000 bail, according to county records.
The Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Fire Department immediately extinguished the brush fire near the Griffith Observatory after receiving the call. FOX 11 Los Angeles reported.
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A suspect was arrested in connection with a forest fire in the Griffith Park area of Los Angeles on Monday. (FOX11 Los Angeles)
Witnesses reportedly alerted the Los Angeles Police Department that a man who appeared to be homeless was setting fires in the area, but an LAPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital Caledron that no charges of arson have been filed against him. He said he has not done so. It's unclear exactly how Caledron's vehicle misconduct charges are related to the fire.
The Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have made dozens of arrests in evacuation zones since devastating wildfires ripped through the area earlier this month, killing 27 people.
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According to FOX 11 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were alerted to a brush fire near the Griffith Observatory and quickly extinguished the fire. (FOX11 Los Angeles)
Charges against those arrested amid the ongoing wildfires include arson, looting and price gouging.
“These are people who are trying to exploit this tragedy for their own benefit,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a press conference Monday. “These are the people who did the looting and the arson. We're also looking into price gouging, and we're going to look into internet fraud and things like that.”
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The Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have made dozens of arrests since devastating wildfires ripped through the region earlier this month, killing 27 people. (FOX11 Los Angeles)
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One of those arson suspects, Jose Carranza Escobar, was arrested last week. Escobar, who is homeless, is accused of trying to set fire to a fallen tree in Pioneer Park. At the time of the arrest, police said the man was seen “standing near a flame” and was immediately taken into custody.
The 27 people who have died in California wildfires include 10 people who died in the Palisades Fire and 17 people who died in the Eaton Fire.
FOX News' Luis Casiano contributed to this report.
