Someone has been setting cars on fire in SF. 12 in the last week.

[EFerrari]

The last one was about a mile away from here. There was an arrest today, a woman, but they don't know if she is the perp:

S.F. arsonist arrested, link to car fires is unknown
By: Will Reisman
July 30, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — A female arson suspect was arrested early this morning at the Transbay Terminal, but police said they’re unsure if she is connected with the string of car fires that have plagued San Francisco over the past week.

The woman, whose identity has not been released, was arrested at around 3 a.m. at the terminal, located at Mission and First streets, according to Sgt. Lyn Tomioka of the San Francisco Police Department.

Tomioka did not say how the woman was arrested or why she was suspected of arson crimes. She said the officers are investigating any links between the suspect and the spate of arson attacks that have damaged 12 cars in San Francisco since July 23.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Arsonist-arrested-early-this-morning-link-to-car-fires-is-unknown-52077927.html

You'd think a city this big would have more of this stuff but, we don't. People have been worried because of recent cuts our FD has had to make.

Here's a link to a longer Chronicle article:


Arsons spread: 4 more cars torched in S.F.
Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, July 30, 2009

07-29) 14:44 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Four more cars were set ablaze overnight in San Francisco, bringing the number of arson attacks since this weekend to a dozen, authorities said Wednesday.

The fires have cut through a wide swath of the city, and vehicles of all types have been targeted, from a Volvo to a Ford F-150 pickup. No arrests have been made in the fires, which have all occurred late at night or before dawn. Authorities don't even know if the same person is responsible for all 12.

The most recent fire happened about 3:25 a.m. Wednesday when a Honda was burned at La Playa and Balboa streets near Ocean Beach. The blaze charred a vehicle parked behind it.

A Porsche and an Infiniti were found on fire at Francisco and Powell streets in North Beach at 2 a.m. Another blaze happened at Newcomb Avenue and Selby Street in the Bayview about 11 p.m. Tuesday.

Wednesday's fires came a day after someone burned three cars and tried to torch a fourth on streets off of Geary Boulevard. Over the weekend and early Monday, there were four additional fires.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/29/BAD4190UGA.DTL#ixzz0Mmsiz19J

[pocoloco]

1. Were they stripped?

....Just checking.

[EFerrari]

2. I haven't seen any reports to that effect, no. n/t