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LAPD wants to question man in arson probe (http://www.latimes.com/news/la-arson-video-m,0,5253004.story)
By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles police on Sunday will release the description of a man wanted for questioning in connection with a string of fires over the last three days.
He is described as an older white male with a receding hairline and shoulder-length ponytail. His image was caught on a video that showed a car fire Saturday night inside the parking structure of the Hollywood & Highland Center on Hollywood Boulevard.
The LAPD plans to release more on the man Sunday afternoon.
The LAPD asks residents to leave porch and carport lights on at night and make sure cars are locked. Authorities also ask residents to immediately report anything suspicious by calling 911.
Officials said Sunday that they have connected at least 39 fires, the first of which started early Friday morning in Hollywood. Most of the fires have occurred in the Hollywood and West Hollywood areas. Early Saturday, nearly a dozen fires broke out in the northeast San Fernando Valley.
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The Fox News/Associated Press article more specifically described this guy as a late 20s - late 30s male, with the receding hair and ponytail.
Sounds like an unaccounted for Occu-Pooper looking for some more attention, if you ask me. :popcorn:
Seems they have him now
Possibly.
Person of Interest Detained in String of L.A. Arson Fires, As Many as 8 More Fires Reported Overnight (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/02/la-authorities-respond-to-as-many-as-eight-new-fires-amid-arson-spree/)
Published January 02, 2012 | FoxNews.com
LOS ANGELES – A person of interest has been detained in connection with a series of suspected arson fires that have shaken Los Angeles, Fox News confirms.
L.A. Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott said the person is a male and was detained within the last hour.
"We have a person of interest that has been detained and is being questioned," Scott said. "It is too early to determine if the person is responsible for the string of arson fires."
The announcement comes after as many as eight new fires broke out early Monday.
Officials did not say if they believe that the person in custody is the same man caught on grainy surveillance video near the scene of one of the dozens of fires.
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