Arson suspect arrested trying to light fires in CA

Officers arrested a man for arson on Sunday afternoon after firefighters caught him actively lighting fires in Irwindale, according to the city’s police department. Irwindale Police said crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were in the area for a small brush fire near Rivergrade Road and the 605 Freeway around 12:30 p.m. when they saw the arsonist in action. Police officers responded to the area and detained the suspect, who the department identified as 29-year-old Ruben Montes of Baldwin Park.