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LA Arson Spree Continues With 12 More Fires

12 more fires break out, police detain person of interest

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 2, 2012 5:46 AM CST | Updated Jan 2, 2012 8:26 AM CST

(Newser) – Another dozen fires broke out over two hours early this morning around Los Angeles, some of them apparently simultaneously, as police investigate 55 such incidents since last week. Police have now detained a "person of interest" in the crimes, believed to be the same white male between 20 and 30 years old shown in a police video released yesterday. The man was spotted walking out of an underground parking area where there was a fire Saturday, the AP reports.

Still, "it is too early to speculate if this person [is] responsible for the spree of arson fires," authorities say. As with earlier fires, today's blazes were mainly in cars and carports in apartment buildings, notes the Los Angeles Times, which reports no injuries.

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter extinguishes multiple cars on fire in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.
A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter extinguishes multiple cars on fire in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.   (Dan Steinberg)
A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter waits for water to extinguish multiple cars on fire in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.
A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter waits for water to extinguish multiple cars on fire in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.   (Dan Steinberg)
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters assist a man out of his apartment along with a cage of birds as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Dec. 31, 2011.
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters assist a man out of his apartment along with a cage of birds as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Dec. 31, 2011.   (Dan Steinberg)
A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter assists a woman and her cat out of her apartment as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.
A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter assists a woman and her cat out of her apartment as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.   (Dan Steinberg)
Los Angeles Police Department officers evacuate residents of an apartment building as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.
Los Angeles Police Department officers evacuate residents of an apartment building as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.   (Dan Steinberg)
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters assist a man out of his apartment along with a cage of birds as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Dec. 31, 2011.
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters assist a man out of his apartment along with a cage of birds as multiple cars burn in a carport in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles on Dec. 31, 2011.   (Dan Steinberg)
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COMMENTS
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Rammrodd
Jan 2, 2012 8:48 AM CST
Oooooh, L.A. holocaust.
pg13
Jan 2, 2012 8:12 AM CST
Receding hairline and ponytail.   That's like the perfect Hollywood villain.   "No, Mr. Bond, I mean for you to DIE...   But first I burn your Aston Martin while you watch."

 
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