Arson investigations launched in California, Oregon, and Washington wildfires
Posted by Leslie Eastman Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 12:00pm
One of the suspects filmed himself calling the incident into police; it did not end well for him.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/...-oregon-and-washington-wildfires/#more-328577
Wildfires have now claimed the lives of at least 15 people across California, Oregon, and Washington as wildfires continue to rage in all three states.
Arson investigations have been launched in two separate wildfire incidents in all three states.
In the first case, arson investigators are looking into the suspicious origins of a deadly Oregon wildfire that began in the town of Ashland and destroyed hundreds of homes and killed two people.
Police Chief O’Mara indicated there were “good reasons” for the blaze to be investigated as arson.
In a second incident, one man has been arrested for starting a blaze in Phoenix,Oregon.
In a third suspected arson case farther up north, one man may have incriminated himself in the start of a Washington state blaze via social media.
Here is the video posted on Facebook. The man had earlier attended a BLM “protest” he had also filmed.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPo-oZ6z3Fw[/ame]
In the fourth case, Washington troopers quickly followed up with a second arrest.
Meanwhile, in California, A 55-year-old transient was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of multiple counts of arson in Marin County.
I find it interesting that in January of this year, Australian authorities arrested 24 people in connection with that nation’s massive wildfires. While a combination of poor land management decisions, urban sprawl, and drought are the leading causes of the historic Western blazes, Americans should be concerned about the number of arsons identified and the motivation of any convicted of these crimes.
Posted by Leslie Eastman Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 12:00pm
One of the suspects filmed himself calling the incident into police; it did not end well for him.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/...-oregon-and-washington-wildfires/#more-328577
Wildfires have now claimed the lives of at least 15 people across California, Oregon, and Washington as wildfires continue to rage in all three states.
Arson investigations have been launched in two separate wildfire incidents in all three states.
In the first case, arson investigators are looking into the suspicious origins of a deadly Oregon wildfire that began in the town of Ashland and destroyed hundreds of homes and killed two people.
Police Chief O’Mara indicated there were “good reasons” for the blaze to be investigated as arson.
In a second incident, one man has been arrested for starting a blaze in Phoenix,Oregon.
In a third suspected arson case farther up north, one man may have incriminated himself in the start of a Washington state blaze via social media.
Here is the video posted on Facebook. The man had earlier attended a BLM “protest” he had also filmed.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPo-oZ6z3Fw[/ame]
In the fourth case, Washington troopers quickly followed up with a second arrest.
Meanwhile, in California, A 55-year-old transient was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of multiple counts of arson in Marin County.
I find it interesting that in January of this year, Australian authorities arrested 24 people in connection with that nation’s massive wildfires. While a combination of poor land management decisions, urban sprawl, and drought are the leading causes of the historic Western blazes, Americans should be concerned about the number of arsons identified and the motivation of any convicted of these crimes.
