The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

The LAPD reportedly detained two men near Kamala Harris' Brentwood home in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone after potential burglary call came in.

A large fire in the Calabasas area of Southern California was sparked by an arsonist who is in custody, the Los Angeles Police Department told NewsNation on Thursday night. The post JUST IN: LAPD Says At Least One of the SoCal Fires Was Set By Arsonist,

More than 20 people have been arrested, including one for impersonating a firefighter, for criminal activity amid the fires in Los Angeles County, according to authorities.

The LAPD has launched an arson investigation at Victory Trailhead, where the Kenneth fire began, according to Entin. "What we know right now is that the incident occurred, started here and about 20 minutes, 30 minutes later, a suspect was detained over in Woodland Hills area by citizens," Dinsel said.

Democratic lawmakers have drawn a surge of criticism since the fires began. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was lambasted, including by members of her own party, for traveling abroad while Californians were forced to flee their homes amid the fires and California Governor Gavin Newsom has attracted harsh scrutiny from Republicans.

A video of the grounds of a private estate in flames during the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles has been miscaptioned as showing the nearby Getty Villa in social media posts, some of which also baselessly link the art institution to child trafficking and satanism.

Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los Angeles area.

A rookie LAPD officer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a bicyclist was struck and killed on Christmas Eve in Ontario, police said. Aaron Kleibacker, 39, was driving ...

Wildfires burned for a sixth day Sunday in Los Angeles County as stronger Santa Ana winds returned. At least 16 people have died and 16 others are missing.

KNBC reported that Harris' home is guarded by the U.S. Secret Service with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and the LAPD's Metropolitan Division, Dignitary Protection Detail.

Los Angeles police said "a male was heard stating a suspect was trying 'to light a fire' near the Kenneth Fire". The allegation was later ruled unfounded.