SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Santa Ana Police Department arrested an arson suspect reportedly responsible for starting 14 area fires within the past month.
Officers took 26-year-old homeless man Gustavo Garcia into custody at around 1 p.m. Friday after responding with the Orange County Fire Authority to a vegetation blaze that he allegedly started in Santiago Creek near the 900 block of West River Lane.
Garcia was later booked into the Santa Ana Jail for multiple felony counts of arson, which will be presented to the Orange County District Attorney for criminal filing consideration.
Below is the complete list of fires allegedly set by Garcia:
The investigation is still ongoing and authorities have not ruled out the possibility of additional suspects.
Anyone with further information about these intentional fires or additional suspects is urged to contact OCFA Fire Captain Lackey at 714-573-6709 or the SAPD at 714-245-8345.