arson

Police in Costa Mesa arrested a woman on suspicion of arson for allegedly igniting a “combustible materials” fire Sunday inside a room on the fourth floor of a hotel.

The new lifeguard tower, replacing one destroyed by a suspected arson fire, will be unveiled at 5 p.m. Thursday in Long Beach.

Carlos Espriu, 24, pleaded guilty in March to a single federal count of attempted arson of a building.

The mayor says he believes it is an act of hate and vowed to restore the tower. Ted Chen reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

A former police chief was arrested Wednesday morning for a series of arsons spanning a decade in Maryland, multiple law enforcement sources said.