1 day ago · The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in 1998, prosecutors presented his manuscript as a thinly veiled memoir of ...

Jan 11, 2025 · The prospect of arsonists torching Los Angeles gained traction on social media Thursday when a group of people in Woodland Hills detained a man they suspected of setting a trash fire.

4 days ago · A total of 109 arson arrests were made in 2024. Last week, an arson suspect was arrested after a brush fire broke out in Griffith Park, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Jan 10, 2025 · A SUSPECTED arsonist armed with a blowtorch was tackled to the ground and restrained with zip ties by enraged locals near a celeb enclave in Los Angeles. He was then arrested close to where the ferocious Kenneth Fire erupted on Thursday afternoon in the West Hills area of Los Angeles on the border of Ventura County.

A fire captain and arson investigator in Glendale, California, Orr was convicted of serial arson and four counts of murder; [2] he is believed to have set nearly 2,000 fires in a 30 year arson spree, most of them between 1984 and 1991, making him the most prolific serial arsonist in …

Jan 10, 2025 · Law enforcement in Southern California detained a possible arson suspect in connection to one of nearly a half dozen deadly fires raging as of Friday, but the allegation the man started a fire...

Jan 10, 2025 · A suspected arsonist armed with a blowtorch has been arrested thanks to local residents following devastating wildfires across Los Angeles.

Jan 13, 2025 · LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Monday announced a number of charges against nine suspected looters and an alleged arsonist over the past week as...

1 day ago · Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Dec 19, 2024 · The Los Angeles City Fire Department is pleased to announce the arrest of a serial arsonist responsible for a series of fires in the Sherman Oaks area. This achievement comes due to the collaborative efforts of the Los Angeles Police Department Major Crimes Division and the LAFD Arson Counter-Terrorism Section (ACTS).