The woman is accused of setting multiple fires at the same location in Half Moon Bay.
The man was hit while he was trespassing, officials said.
Peninsula CHP officials said that when they found the car, it was on fire on a Highway 101 offramp.
Officers with the Menlo Park Police Department were in the 800 block of Willow Road.
Several small explosions occurred prior to firefighters' arrival.
Menlo Park police said they caught a group of five people — three of whom were tied to other felony crimes in town.
Police said the man held up a convenience store clerk at gunpoint.
The chief started his career with the Fire District 38 years ago, in 1981.
Sheriff's officials are asking for help in a Wednesday night shooting on the Peninsula.
Fire officials credit vigilant neighbors with helping get crews to the scene within minutes.
Meanwhile, a search for possible missing boaters has been suspended.
The fire was reported around 5:19 p.m. on Amber Way.
Police say a truck ran over the man, who was wrapped in plastic and towels and sleeping on an abandoned mattress.
Sheriff's officials say the man threatened to kill both his mom and sister after a family disturbance escalated.
Officers got a call at 4 p.m. on Friday from a person walking on some trails in the marshlands near 1 Marshlands Road.
As many as four vehicles were involved in the crash, according to preliminary CHP reports.
In case you happen to hear unusual alarms today, rest assured as it is part of campus-wide testing.
Fire officials said the incident was reported around 3:32 a.m. on Camino Al Lago in Atherton.
It was a "sound off" as Menlo Park-Atherton officials tested the older siren against a new version that actually uses voice capability.
Victor Tax-Gomez, 50, also known as Ever Oliveros-Cano, was a pastor for Senor Justicia Nuestra Church.
More than 23 firefighters responded to the first alarm fire.
City Hall was also briefly closed while authorities investigated the substance.
City officials say police received a call about a student who was possibly armed with a handgun on campus.
Police say the man shot at two people randomly in town this week.
Police say a man shot at a man sitting in traffic and a woman out walking in East Palo Alto.
Did you fuel up at this gas station? SMC sheriff's officials say you may want to monitor your credit card accounts.
BREAKING: Officials were responding to the scene Wednesday afternoon.
Sheriff's officials are looking for the suspect who got away.
Make Pres Safe says a Silicon Valley school failed to report allegations against a former teacher who then went on to teach on the Peninsula
"It was a long, long journey -- seven years -- to get to justice," District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said Monday afternoon.
"We are relieved that no one was injured in this unique event which has now been determined as being caused by lightning last year."
Julio Edgardo Ortiz, who used to coach basketball on the Peninsula, must also register as a sex offender for life.
Police say the man walked into the police station to turn himself in for the weekend shooting.
Residents were told to shelter in place Sunday morning.
Police say an elderly man was hospitalized in serious condition with a head wound following a hit-and-run.
Police say they handed out approximately 160 citations during the operation that took place in Foster City and San Mateo.
Police say they approached the home as a burglary was in-progress.
Sheriff's officials previously said a Belmont man was behind the wheel of the vehicle that hit the victim.
The collision was reported at 8:19 p.m. at Watkins Avenue.
Sheriff's officials say a person was hit by a car.