Looting Suspects Arrested In Swarthout Canyon

DIAMOND BAR, CA—Three were arrested on suspicion of looting homes that were evacuated for the Bluecut Fire. San Bernardino Sheriff's Department resonded to a call on the 8600 block of Swarthout Canyon in an unincorporated area of San Bernardino this morning.

"At 7 a.m., deputies responded to a call of suspicious subjects at a home located in the evacuation area," San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said in a statement.

Deputies arrived and made contact with the suspects who were attempting to leave the residence with a flatbed truck.

"The suspects told deputies they were picking up property for a friend who lived at the residence," McMahon reported. It was unclear if a crime had been committed.

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