Authorities say a woman wearing a “Palisades Strong” T-shirt is part of a campaign to promote solidarity and resilience among fire victims – on Friday after alleged robbery of the devastating wildfire last month Arrested for destroyed houses.
The woman, identified as Karen Mastey, stole many antiques from her residence burned in the January 7 fire, and the resident destroyed nearly 7,000 houses and other buildings. And killed at least 12.
Many retailers have sold goods in the weeks since the fire broke out “La Strong” logo – Profits are intended to be used to restore work. Shirts with similar resilience, solidarity and hope for Pacific Palisade residents have popped up in many online markets.
According to a CHP spokesman, the California Highway Patrol received 911 calls from a homeowner Friday afternoon who retrieved some “items that set them aside” and found some A suspicious vehicle was found after the lost item.
CHP Sgt. Daniel Keene said the vehicle had left the area when officials arrived, but the homeowner provided them with descriptions of the suspect and her vehicle. Investigators later determined that the vehicle had been registered at the Santa Clarita address about 35 miles north of the crime scene, Keene said. The Center for Health Protection said in a press release that officials were dispatched to the site where they found Musti possessed some stolen items and arrested her for allegedly being a major theft.
“I am very proud of our officers’ swift action to protect the public and prevent further harm,” Keane said.
He said no lawsuit was filed against Masty as of Saturday, but the agency had further details on the case to be released on Monday.
An online jail roster shows Mastey was booked under her maiden name and was later released. It lists her age as 53.
In recent weeks, state lawmakers have raised severe penalties for robbery and other opportunistic crimes during disasters to ease residents’ fears of evacuation homes.
However, publicly available statistics show that such crimes are not as common as some people.
The authorities at least say Twenty people The Palisade and Eton wildfires have been arrested in the evacuation area.
A group of suspicious thieves It is reportedly stole A home from Mandeville Canyon near Santa Monica with over $200,000 worth of valuables, allegedly another valuable stole the Emmy Awards from the Altadena home, in There they destroyed more than 9,400 houses and other buildings, killing at least 17.
Supported by police and firefighter groups, some lawmakers have proposed criminal laws that treat burglaries in emergency areas as felonies and may be severely punished. A proposed bill will also combat people who imitate police, firefighters or paramedics during wildfires.
Los Angeles County. Atti. Nathan Hochman’s office has filed lawsuits in 27 criminal cases related to wildfires, calling for existing laws to crack down on such crimes to be “overwhelmed”.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sets up a plundering suppression squad Provides more careful monitoring As well as the evacuated Altadena community, the response time is faster.
