Crime & Safety
CV Authorities Ask for Help Finding Arsonist
The Chula Vista Police Department is looking for a person believed to have set fires that took place between May 28 and June 8.
Chula Vista police asked for the public's help today in identifying a firebug who started four fires in the Rancho Del Rey Parkway area.
No one was hurt, and no damage was reported in the fires started between May 28 and June 8, according Chula Vista police.
The first fire, in Rice Canyon, broke out 5:30 p.m. on May 28, police said. The second, at South Rancho Del Rey Parkway and Buena Vista Way, was started about 3:15 p.m. on June 2. On June 5, a fire set shortly before noon broke in the same area.
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The June 8 fire was started about 3:15 p.m. in a canyon off the 1400 block of Summit Drive, police said.
Anyone with information on who started the fires was urged to call San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477. Tips leading to an arrest could be worth up to $1,000, while information that leads to a conviction could be worth an additional $9,000.
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