Los Angeles DA vows to crack down on opportunist thieves amid looting as firefighters struggle to contain multiple wildfires raging in Southern California.

“We have to keep people safe – no room, zero tolerance for looting,” Newsom says in part. The post’s caption reads, “NOW: Newsom and California Democrats literally decriminalized looting ...

Looting is illegal in California during a state of emergency or under an evacuation order, according to the state’s penal code. People can be charged with felony looting when they commit burglary or ...

Online users falsely alleged a video of Black family members and friends moving items from a home during the January 2025 fires suggested looting.

More than 40 people suspected of looting evacuated homes have been arrested by Santa Monica police during the fires Santa Monica Police Department Criminals have taken advantage, flocking to prey ...

Gavin Newsom discussing the emergency response to wildfires in the Los Angeles area. “We have to keep people safe – no room, zero tolerance for looting,” Newsom says in part. Start the day smarter.

Prosecutors charged nine people with looting Monday in areas wrecked by the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, and accused another man of intentionally setting a blaze in an Azusa park during ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – At least 20 people have been arrested for looting in the wildfire evacuation zones in metro Los Angeles this week, authorities revealed on Thursday. “Twenty individuals ...

During mandatory evacuations, three people were caught carrying out “first-degree residential burglary and looting” of a house in Mandeville Canyon, with the suspects allegedly stealing over $ ...

A man accused of arson and a group of looters targeting homes in evacuation zones amid the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County have been charged, officials said Monday. The charges were filed ...

The video shows people helping an evacuating resident remove belongings from a house, not looting amid wildfires in California. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more ...

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