Tag Archive

Woman Arrested On Suspicion Of Burning Up Her Own Apartment

By kevpod

In early July 2013, investigators received information that Young may have intentionally started the fire in her apartment on Aug. 23, 2012. »

Valley West Arson Fire Stopped Before Spreading – September 12, 2012

By kevpod

On their arrival, the responders found a cardboard recycling dumpster fully engulfed in flames next to the building. A storage shed, next to the dumpster and attached to a wall of the shopping center was starting to burn. »

Post Office Arson Suspect Arrested, Lobby Hours Reduced – May 22, 2012

By kevpod

Officers discovered papers and debris had been set on fire in the lobby area of the Post Office. A passerby noticed the fire and extinguished the flames using a fire extinguisher he retrieved from his vehicle. »

Arson Suspects Arrested, New Playset Ordered (Updated) – September 27, 2011

By kevpod

Through a lengthy investigation by APD, three juvenile suspects were identified. Two of the suspects, a 12-year-old from Arcata and a 13-year-old from Pittsburg, Calif., have been arrested. The third juvenile suspect, a 14-year-old from Fortuna, is still at large. »

Reward Set For Park Arson Information – September 8, 2011

By kevpod

A reward fund has been established currently totaling $1500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the fire. »

Update: Arson Reward Now $21,000 – February 11, 2011

By kevpod

The reward of $21,000 is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for these fires. Anyone with information regarding the fires is asked to contact the Arcata Fire District at (707) 825-2000 or the Arcata Police Department at (707) 822-2428. »

Arson Suspected In Tea Garden Fire – February 8, 2011

By kevpod

Martinez pointed out that the burned buildings’ exteriors now bristle with twigs and pine needles, driven into the walls by high-pressure streams of water which had passed through trees from firehoses arrayed along 11th Street. »

Furniture Fire Averted, Arson Suspected – October 19, 2010

By kevpod

This is the 14th suspicious fire in the City of Arcata in the past three months, with nine occurring this month alone. The Arcata Police Department and the Arcata Fire Protection District believe that a single individual may be responsible for setting the fires. »