Crime & Safety
2 Arrested For Vandalism, Arson In Lake Elsinore
They caused an estimated $1,200 in damages, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Two Wildomar residents were arrested for their alleged involvement in vandalism and arson in Lake Elsinore, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
A Special Enforcement Team from the sheriff's Lake Elsinore station responded to a call in the 3300 block of Hillcrest Court at about 11 p.m. Thursday regarding vandalism. The agency said the victim caught a man and a woman on surveillance footage spray-painting a huge section of his property's brick wall, and that the man was mixing gasoline with the spray-paint in order to ignite a large explosion.
They caused an estimated $1,200 in damages, the sheriff's department said.
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Authorities arrested Devin Rodriguez, 20, and Jazmine Carillo, 18, who were booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.
Rodriguez had bail set at $10,000. Carillo's custody status was not immediately clear.
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Anyone with information about the incident was urged to contact Deputy Crivello at the Lake Elsinore station at 951-245-3300.
— City News Service
