A couple was arrested for impersonating firefighters in a fake fire truck after they tried to enter an evacuation zone near the Palisades fire.
Why It Matters
This arrest is the latest of at least 29 people who have been taken into custody for alleged crimes during the chaos of the deadly wildfires, hampering emergency services amid a disaster in which at least 27 people have been killed and thousands have been displaced.
What To Know
Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were arrested for impersonating a firefighter, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said on X.
They were caught by an LAPD patrol unit while it was driving through the Palisades fire area, which noticed that the fire truck did not seem to be legitimate and reported it to deputies. Officials later discovered that the fire truck had been bought at an auction.
Both were wearing turnout gear, deputies said, and claimed to be from the “Roaring River Fire Department” in Oregon—not a real department…