The Ventura County Sheriff's homeless liaison unit has started using drones to help find fires at homeless encampments in ...

James Douglas. The unit was conducting a nighttime fire prevention effort using an aerial drone to search for fires in the Santa Clara River bottom, south of the Olivas Links golf course ...

An arson suspect was arrested for allegedly starting a series of fires across Santa Monica. Police said the suspect, Marco Antonio Rubio, 36, is a homeless man. On Feb. 9, beginning at 1 ...

Swept by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Palisades Fire erupted a day earlier and spread across Pacific Palisades and Malibu in ...

A man suspected in a series of fires in Santa Monica was arrested after police used drone technology as part of the investigation.

The man crashed his drone into a plane that was battling the destructive Palisades Fire, taking it out of service for days.

He has not yet entered his plea. Authorities say Akemann launched the drone from the top of a parking structure in Santa Monica on Jan. 9 and flew it more than 1.5 miles toward the Palisades Fire ...

According to his own admission, the video game exec launched a DJI drone during the fires last ... Akemann drove to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. He went to the top ...

An arson suspect with prior arrests in California and Texas was arrested after four separate fires occurred across Santa Monica.

According to the plea agreement, Akemann launched his drone from a parking structure near the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. He flew the drone at least 2,500 meters away from ...