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Los Angeles authorities stated a pair was arrested for posing as firefighters after they tried to enter an evacuation zone with a pretend hearth truck close to the Palisades Hearth space.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Workplace confirmed to Fox Information Digital that Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, had been arrested for impersonating a firefighter and coming into an evacuation zone.
Officers stated an LAPD patrol unit with hearth personnel was driving via the Palisades Hearth space and observed a hearth truck that didn’t seem like respectable.
The officers contacted deputies and suggested that the people within the mock hearth truck had been making an attempt to enter an evacuation zone.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Workplace stated two people from Oregon have been arrested for posing as firefighters close to the Palisades Hearth. (Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept./AP Picture/Jae C. Hong/AP Picture/Ethan Swope, File)
As they approached the truck, officers stated officers observed each suspects had been sporting gear.
The residents claimed to be from the Roaring River Hearth Division in Oregon. Nevertheless, deputies discovered that the division was not respectable and that the truck was bought at public sale.
The fireplace truck was seized by authorities.
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Officers stated the 2 occupants additionally wore CAL-Hearth t-shirts among the many gear, and had helmets and radios.
The couple admitted to officers that that they had entered the evacuation zone.
Authorities found that Dustin Nehl has a felony historical past in Oregon, together with felony mischief and arson.
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‘Palisades Hearth’ close to the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 11, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu by way of Getty Photos)
Investigators will current the case to the Los Angeles County District Lawyer’s Workplace on Tuesday for consideration.
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As of January 12, roughly 29 folks have been arrested in Los Angeles up to now in reference to felony exercise associated to the continued wildfires.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna stated 25 of these arrested had been within the space of the Eaton Hearth, whereas 4 others had been from the Palisades Hearth evacuation zone.
Danielle Wallace of Fox Information Digital contributed to this report.
Stepheny Worth is a author for Fox Information Digital and Fox Enterprise. Story ideas and concepts will be despatched to [email protected]
