A group of state lawmakers, including Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, have authored proposed legislation that would toughen laws governing looting and other crimes during emergencies. The effort came ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Since the Los Angeles wildfires broke out on January 7, a strain of online panic has ...

The California National Guard arrived in burn zones Friday to assist local police "with traffic control and critical infrastructure protection," Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. Since then ...

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Attorney General Rob Bonta held a news conference in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 11 to warn against price gouging, looting and scammers who target wildfire victims. “Unfortunately, we’ve seen before ...

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 ...

Anna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations' Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York. California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned if people engage in price ...

Here are all the current wildfires burning in Southern California at a glance. Twenty people have been arrested so far for allegedly looting homes evacuated by residents fleeing wildfires, L.A. County ...