3 Youths Charged With Setting Fire to Boats
From Times Staff Reports
Three juveniles were arrested in an arson fire that damaged two boats Wednesday, authorities said.
The boys--13, 14, and 15 years old--were seen leaving the fire at Pier 44 on 13441 Mindanao Way, said Sheriff’s Lt. Robert Dillard. The boys were released to their parents pending charges of arson, he said.
The fire, which occurred shortly before 2 p.m., caused about $23,000 in damage to a fishing boat and about $5,000 in damage to another boat, Dillard said.
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