Looters dressed as firefighters & wannabe arsonists arrested in LA wildfires crime wave as crooks exploit city’s pain
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THE grief-stricken streets of LA have been hit with disgusting looters and wannabe arsonists as cops crack down on shock wildfire crimes. Criminals have sought to exploit the most vulnerable areas during the city's horrifying apocalyptic blaze as cops desperately attempt to arrest crooks.
![[Person in a fake firefighter uniform sitting on the ground, next to another person in motorcycle gear.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/looter-dressed-firefighters-963497605.jpg?strip=all&w=776)
Several LA neighborhoods have been decimated by the raging infernos that have killed 24 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes. Twisted criminals have unbelievably exploited the tragedy inflicted on California's biggest city by stealing from deserted homes.
![[Firefighters observing a suspect setting fires.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/f09eb5d8-2042-471d-9464-a037904498e9.jpg?strip=all&w=889)
Over two dozen people have been arrested including one alleged looter who reportedly dressed as a firefighter. The alleged criminal was caught wearing a yellow fire jacket with the city's fire department's old acronym CDF, fire boots, and jeans. Los Angeles County Sherrif Robert Luna revealed a man was arrested for supposedly burglarizing mansions in the ultra-exclusive Malibu area.
He was caught going along the burnt-down beach houses worth millions of dollars. The alleged crook was also arrested with another man as the pair were spotted on a scooter and a moped, according to the MailOnline. "When I was out in the Malibu area, I saw a gentleman that looked like a firefighter and asked him if he was okay because he was sitting down," Luna said.
![[Illustration comparing the size of the Palisades fire in Los Angeles to the size of London.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/DD-13-01-wild-fire-map-london-comparison-v2_GRAPHIC.jpg?strip=all&w=756)
"I didn't realize we had him in handcuffs. "We were turning him over to LAPD because he was dressed like a fireman, and he was not. He just got caught burglarizing a home.". The fake firefighter reportedly attempted to claim he was from one of the city's fire departments but a quick check proved this false.
![[Mugshot of Gabriel Asaih Stokes (27).]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/looters-posing-fire-officials-utility-963497180.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
