Fri. Oct 4th, 2024

The Irvine Police Department is trying to identify a man who has been damaging and disabling advanced wildfire detection equipment in the open space near Lake Forest and Bake Parkway.

The Irvine Police released several pictures of the suspect. He is seen wearing green shorts and a white t-shirt. He appears to be in his 50’s or 60’s and has gray hair. He is a white male and appears to be tall. In one picture he is riding a black bicycle.

These devices are critical to keeping our community safe.

If you have information, please email ipdpio@cityofirvine.org.



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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

One thought on “The Irvine Police are searching for a man who has been vandalizing wildfire detection equipment”
  1. He did not damage anything. He did not disable anything. The only thing he did was aim the sensor back towards the hills where they had been aimed previously. The pole and fittings are loose allowing the solar panel and sensor to move/spin around. This was explained to the Irvine Police Dept.

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