Suspected pyro caught on camera setting SoCal mall fires tried take officer’s gun, cops say
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“Suspected pyro caught on camera setting SoCal mall fires tried take officer’s gun, cops say”
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— Ontario Mills is a super-regional outlet mall in Ontario, California, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. With 28 million annual visitors, it is one of the top shopping and tourist destinations…
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“Luis Javier Gallegos Jr., 28, of Rancho Cucamonga, was arrested after disturbing video appeared to show him torch a True Religion store inside the mall”
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“Gallegos was charged with felony arson, resisting arrest, making criminal threats and trying to take an officer’s gun during the scuffle”
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— Ontario Mills is a super-regional outlet mall in Ontario, California, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. With 28 million annual visitors, it is one of the top shopping and tourist destinations…
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“His bail has been set at $1,000,000 and he’s currently being held at the West Valley Detention Center”
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“The fires forced the mall to be evacuated and remain closed for the rest of the day Friday”
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“Ontario Mills is known as one of the top shopping destinations in California with 28 million annual visitors”
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“Ontario Fire Department Battalion Chief Scot Roeber said firefighters were called to the mall just before 11 a.m. and arrived to find fires burning inside several stores”
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“All of those fires were suspicious, and they have all been extinguished”
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“Gallegos’ next court date is set for April 14 at the Rancho Superior Court”
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“The Ontario mall fire is the second major blaze in the city in recent days”
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“The dramatic alleged arson at Ontario Mills struck a community already rattled by the massive Kimberly-Clarke warehouse arson that occurred less than 10 miles away on Tuesday”
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“Rober said there is no evidence the two fires are linked but an investigation is ongoing”
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