Woman charged with arson in connection of Park Fire in Carlsbad
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and last updated 2021-01-22 20:35:36-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) The suspected arsonist behind several fires that sparked in Carlsbad and threatened nearby homes has been arrested.
According to Carlsbad Police, 49-year-old Dawn Ann Crawford was arrested Friday on multiple charges, including arson of a structure and arson of property.
The blaze, dubbed the Park Fire, ignited in the 4000 block of Park Drive, near Capri Park on Jan. 20. Investigators determined that multiple fires were the result of arson.
According to police, evidence collected led them to Crawford, who currently is experiencing homelessness.
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 5:02 pm
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The Carlsbad Police Department on Friday announced a person had been arrested on suspicion of arson relating to the Park Fire that prompted evacuations on Wednesday.
The suspect identified as Dawn Ann Crawford, 49, a resident of San Marcos and Carlsbad had been experiencing homelessness, Carlsbad PD said.
The three-alarm Park Fire, which burned about 3 acres, broke out at about 2 p.m. Wednesday and burned along Park Drive from Adams Street to Hillside Drive in the coastal city, just a few blocks from the eastern portion of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
Evacuations were ordered for the heavily populated residential neighborhood but were called off a few hours later when the fire was knocked down.