Arson, looting, firefighter impersonation arrests

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San Diego:

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported today that authorities had arrested two people on suspicion of arson in Vista. They also arrested someone for allegedly impersonating a firefighter in Fallbrook. Two people were placed into custody on looting charges near Tecate on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The two arrested in the arson case -- one juvenile, one adult -- allegedly set a fire that burned a small patch of grass before it was extinguished.

The looting arrests involved two people seen leaving a burned-out home with a large bag. The arrests were made by sheriff’s deputies and Border Patrol agents.

In Fallbrook, William Brock, 44, on probation from Los Angeles on a drug conviction, was accused of impersonating a firefighter, officials said. They said Brock was wearing a blue shirt with the word “firefighter,” and was dressed in fire gear and had attached a hose to a fire hydrant. He claimed to be from the Morongo Valley Fire Department, officials said.

-- Tony Perry