Los Angeles authorities arrested a man after a brush fire broke out Monday afternoon in the Griffith Park neighborhood.
Kevin Caledron, 26, has been charged with two misdemeanors related to tampering with a vehicle after authorities were alerted to a potential arson incident in the vicinity of the 2700 block of Glendower Avenue around 1 p.m. on Monday, according to a spokesperson from the Los Angeles Police Department speaking to Fox News Digital.
County records show Caledron is being held on $30,000 bond.
The Los Angeles Police Department, along with officials from the Los Angeles Fire Department, promptly extinguished the brush fire near the Griffith Observatory following the report, as per FOX 11 Los Angeles.
The LAPD and LA County Sheriff’s Department have collaborated on a significant number of arrests following a series of devastating wildfires that have ravaged the region in recent weeks, claiming the lives of 27 individuals thus far, as reported by FOX 11 Los Angeles.
One such arson suspect, Jose Carranza-Escobar, was arrested last week. Escobar, who is homeless, is accused of attempting to light a large tree on fire that had fallen to the ground at Pioneer Park. He was seen “standing next to the flames” and was promptly detained, police said at the time of his arrest.
The 27 people who have died in the California wildfires so far include 10 who lost their lives in the Palisades Fire and 17 who died in the Eaton Fire.
Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
