15-Year-Old Arrested in Connection With Starting Brush Fire

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By Bay City News Service

Police on Thursday arrested a 15-year-old in connection with started a brush fire that burned about 2 and a half acres in Pacifica.

The 15-year-old boy from Pacifica was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully causing a fire. Police are withholding his name due to his age.

Police and fire personnel responded at 3:48 p.m. to the area of the Cindy Way Little League fields on report of a grass fire.

The fire was contained around 6:20 p.m.

During the investigation, two juveniles seen in the area when the fire started were interviewed, and a third juvenile was identified as the suspect who started the fire.

The suspect was interviewed and later arrested, police said.

• Editor’s note: The story originally stated the boy was 13 years old. Patch regrets the error.