Man arrested on suspicion of setting multiple fires in Bonita

BONITA, Calif. (CNS) – An arson investigation was launched after at least one-quarter acre of vegetation burned beneath a highway in Bonita.

Deputies from the Rancho San Diego and Imperial Beach stations responded around 11 a.m. Sunday to reports of multiple fires in the 5700 block of Quarry Road, near state Route 125 and state Route 54, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

After utilizing aerial support and witnesses, deputies were able to locate a male suspect hiding in nearby bushes. Officials said he had an “extensive criminal history and was currently on probation.”…

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