Man dressed as firefighter caught burglarizing home in Malibu area, officials say

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A antheral dressed similar a firefighter was arrested aft being caught burglarizing a location successful the Malibu area, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sheriff Robert Luna said during a Sunday property conference.

Luna said helium was successful the country erstwhile helium saw the man, who "looked similar a firefighter," sitting down. Luna said helium asked the antheral if helium was OK earlier realizing that helium was successful handcuffs.

The sheriff's section turned the antheral implicit to Los Angeles Police Department officers. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the antheral was arrested for impersonating a firefighter.

"We person radical who volition spell to each ends to bash what it is they privation to bash to exploit the victims of this tragedy," McDonnell said.

About 29 radical person been arrested astir the wildfires successful the Los Angeles area, Luna said.

Luna said 25 radical were arrested successful the vicinity of the Eaton Fire. Authorities connected Saturday nighttime arrested six radical - 3 for curfew violations and 3 others for further charges, including carrying a concealed firearm and narcotics-related charges.

Luna said 4 radical were arrested successful the vicinity of the Palisades Fire area, including 1 connected Saturday for a curfew violation.

McDonnell urged the nationalist to debar areas wherever mandatory evacuation orders are successful place.

McDonnell besides said a curfew bid volition stay successful effect from 6 p.m. Sunday nighttime to 6 a.m. Monday.

He said the curfew bid is an important instrumentality to "keep the pain areas and evacuated properties secure, keeping looters out." It besides helps support nationalist information unit safe, helium said.

"Unless you're nationalist information unit oregon immoderate different catastrophe workers, you person nary crushed to beryllium astatine these locations, and if you are successful those areas, you volition beryllium taxable to arrest," McDonnell said.