Crime & Safety

Man Arrested For Arson After Setting Car On Fire At San Bernardino Senior Center

San Bernardino Police say one of the two suspects involved was arrested after he was found to be linked to an earlier felony case.

(KCAL News)

October 9, 2023

Police have arrested a man who was caught on camera while he lit a car on fire outside of a in San Bernardino senior living center.

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According to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from San Bernardino Police Department, one of the two suspects involved in the arson was arrested after investigators were able to recognize him from a previous felony case.

In the video, the unidentified man and a woman can be seen breaking the passenger side window and pouring what is presumed to be a flammable liquid inside a car parked outside of the senior living center. The woman then throws a piece of paper into the car and within seconds flames engulf the car.

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