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Los Angeles authorities said a mates was arrested for impersonating firefighters aft they attempted to participate an evacuation portion with a fake firetruck adjacent the Palisades Fire area.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were arrested for Impersonating a Firefighter and entering an evacuation zone.
Officials said an LAPD patrol portion was driving done the Palisades Fire country with fire unit and noticed a occurrence motortruck that did not look to beryllium legitimate.
The officers reached retired to deputies and shared that the individuals successful the phony occurrence motortruck attempted to participate an evacuation zone.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office said 2 individuals from Oregon were arrested for impersonating firefighters adjacent the Palisades Fire. (Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept./AP Photo/Jae C. Hong/AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
Upon approaching the truck, officials said deputies noticed that some suspects were wearing turnout gear.
The occupants claimed to beryllium from the "Roaring River Fire Department" successful Oregon. However, deputies learned that the section was not legitimate, and the motortruck was purchased astatine an auction.
The occurrence motortruck was impounded by authorities.
Los Angeles authorities arrested a mates and impounded their fake occurrence motortruck aft they were allegedly caught impersonating firefighters adjacent the Palisades Fire. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
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Two radical were arrested for attempting to participate an evacuation portion successful the Palisades Fire with a fake occurrence truck. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
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Authorities said the mates were wearing CAL-Fire t-shirts nether the turnout gear. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
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Authorities said the mates claimed to beryllium from the "Roaring River Fire Department" successful Oregon. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
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Authorities impounded a fake occurrence motortruck aft a mates was caught allegedly impersonating firefighters adjacent the Palisades Fire. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
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The mates had radios and different cogwheel with them, authorities said. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
Deputies arrested Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, for Impersonating a Firefighter and Entering an evacuation portion adjacent the Palisades Fire.
Officials said the 2 occupants were besides wearing CAL-Fire t-shirts nether the turnout gear, and had helmets and radios.
The mates admitted to deputies that they had entered the evacuation zone.
Authorities uncovered that Dustin Nehl has a transgression past in Oregon, including transgression mischief and arson.
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'Palisades Fire' adjacent Brentwood vicinity successful Los Angeles connected January 11, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Investigators volition beryllium presenting the lawsuit to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing information connected Tuesday.
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As of January 12, astir 29 radical have been arrested successful Los Angeles truthful acold successful transportation to transgression enactment related to the ongoing wildfires.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said 25 of those arrested were successful the country of the Eaton Fire, portion 4 others came from the Palisades Fire evacuation zone.
Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
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