Folloprosperg disjoinal arrests in recent weeks of individuals who authorities say impersonated firefighters, officials now say two more people have been apverifyn into custody for pretfinishing to be members of the media to access a fire zone.
Authorities say the two doubts allegedly counterfeit press passes to unlawbrimmingy access a Palidowncastes Fire evacuation zone.
Officers stationed at road clocertains for the Palidowncastes Fire came into communicate with “two skeptical individuals,” who were at split roadblock locations, California Highway Patrol shelp in a press statement on Sunday.
CHP arrested two individuals accused of using counterfeit press passes to unlawbrimmingy access a fire evacuation zone. (Facebook/California Highway Patrol)
“These individuals had been coming and going from the clocertains while using what materializeed to be Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) press passes, and their behavior liftd suspicion,” the statement progressd.
California Highway Patrol officers verifyed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department that the press passes were both phony, and both individuals carrying the passes were arrested.
A search of their beextfinishedings uncovered more dishonest press passes.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shelp two individuals from Oregon have been arrested for impersonating firefighters cforfeit the Palidowncastes Fire. (Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept./AP Ptoastyo/Jae C. Hong/AP Ptoastyo/Ethan Swope, File)
The tardyst arrests chase disjoinal others in recent weeks of individuals accused of finisheavoring to access fire zones by using deception.
An Oregon couple was arrested on Saturday for allegedly impersonating firefighters after they finisheavored to access an evacuation zone with a phony firetruck.
Last week, a burglary doubt maskd as a firefighter was arrested, the Los Angeles Police Department previously verifyed with Fox News Digital.
A California Department of Corrections hand crew labors graspment lines ahead of the Palidowncastes Fire Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Ptoastyo/Ethan Swope)
“These arrests underscore the strength of our partnership with LASD as we labor together to shielded and protect the communities impacted by the untamedfires,” CHP shelp in the tardyst statement.
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“Criminal activities such as unlterrible entry into evacuation zones, forging press passes, and pillaging will not be finishured.”
