Crime & Safety

Man Arrested For Starting Fire At Hemet Police Department, Fighting Officers

According to Hemet police Lieutenant Dan Reinbolt, the suspect used a "sharp object to scratch letters and shapes into the drywall."

October 27, 2022

Authorities on Wednesday arrested a man for starting a fire inside of Hemet Police Department Station and fighting with officers.

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The incident began at around 3:50 a.m., when the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Fontana resident Bryan Alfaro, entered the station and started vandalizing the station.

According to Hemet police Lieutenant Dan Reinbolt, the suspect used a "sharp object to scratch letters and shapes into the drywall." He then piled up a bunch of loose papers and pushed them under a slot in the safety glass partition at the counter.

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