Arson
Homeless woman pleads not guilty to arson in series of Carlsbad fires
CARLSBAD — A homeless woman pleaded not guilty today to seven felony arson counts for allegedly lighting a series of fires in Carlsbad last month,...
Carlsbad Police arrest transient woman in connection with Park Drive blaze
CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Police Department arrested a 49-year-old transient woman today on suspicion of arson related to Wednesday’s brush fire near the north side...
Deputies want to find man suspected of starting brush fire In San Marcos
SAN MARCOS — Authorities reached out to the public today for help in identifying and locating a man suspected of starting a vegetation fire near...
Authorities investigate arson of former Jumping Turtle
SAN MARCOS — Authorities today reached out for help in identifying and locating a young man suspected of intentionally setting fire to an abandoned business...
Fatal shooting at Poway synagogue considered a hate crime
Friends are mourning the woman who was killed in a shooting at a synagogue in Poway that left three others, including a rabbi, injured and...
Arsonist who torched school, church in Encinitas sentenced
An Encinitas man who admitted setting fires at a church and a middle school and throwing a Molotov cocktail into another church was sentenced today...
Oceanside-Camp Pendleton fire burns 85 acres; arson believed to be the cause
The fire burned 78 acres in Oceanside and 7 acres in Camp Pendleton....
Fires have church, community on edge
Rev. Brenda Sol stood outside of the main office building of her church, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, and pointed to a soot-stained wall and charred...
Firefighters snuff out a dozen grass fires, apprehend suspect
OCEANSIDE — A 911 call at 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 2 would later prove to be the first of a series of arson fires set...