Recently, Fountain Valley police officers and firefighters responded to a structure fire at a Fountain Valley Recreation Center.
The fire was extinguished quickly, but caused significant structure damage.
The police officers ultimately located a male transient nearby with two torch lighters in his possession. He admitted to starting the fire and was later arrested and booked into Orange County Jail for arson.
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.