Crime & Safety
Man Threatens To Burn House Down: Police Standoff On Fern Drive
Police in a standoff on Fern Drive in Fullerton, where a man has been setting fires inside this Fern Drive home. Evacuations were ordered.
FULLERTON, CA — Heavy police activity was reported on the 1700 block of West Fern Drive Wednesday. Police asked all to avoid the area, as of 11 a.m., Fullerton Police Sgt. John Radus said.
"Officers responded to a home where a 29-year-old man was starting fires inside," Radus said. "The other residents of the home have fled."
Evacuations were ordered in the area, as police attempted to make contact with the suspect.
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No names have been released, and as of 1:30 p.m., no injuries were reported.
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