Arrests are soaring in fire-ravaged Los Angeles County, mainly for looting — with one guy caught dressed as a firefighter while ... Los Angeles was put under an evacuation order.

Los Angeles police have arrested a burglar who was dressed up as a firefighter. Sheriff Robert Luna confirmed 29 people had been arrested, with many taken in for looting in the fire-swept region.

A man wearing a firefighter uniform who was arrested on suspicion of burglary is among more than two dozen people taken into custody for wildfire evacuation zone violations and other crimes in Los ...