S.F.: Man convicted of torching 10 vehicles on downtown streets

By Bay City News A -year-old man has been convicted of setting fire to vehicles in San Francisco s Union Square and Yerba Buena districts Related Articles Arson arrest over fatal Southern California wildfire shines light on firefight days earlier For a multitude of in the Palisades arson arrest affirms suspicions of a fire before the big one Suspect urged ChatGPT about fault when cigarettes start fatal California wildfire court documents says East Bay resident sentenced for series of arsons firebombings San Jose Cluster of fires near Communications Hill being investigated as arson In a two-week period in February Armando Salvador s arson spree targeted vehicles including a Cadillac Escalade and two Tesla Model Ys the San Francisco District Attorney s Office commented Friday The Teslas burned so intensely the fires spread to two other vehicles parked nearby prosecutors announced District Attorney Brooke Jenkins credited the work of fire and police investigators and videos supplied by several concerned local citizens with cracking the event This situation demonstrates how citizens safety agencies working together with public partners can keep our neighborhoods safe for residents workers and visitors Jenkins disclosed A jury convicted Salvador of eight counts of arson of another s property and two counts of unlawfully causing a fire Prosecutors disclosed the fires began on Feb when Salvador set fire to the Escalade on Campton Place and five more vehicles on Geary Street and O Farrell Street all in the Union Square district On Feb Salvador set fire to a Tesla at Mabini Street and Bonifacio Street and another at Shipley Street and Fourth Street in the Yerba Buena district near Moscone Center They in turn burned two other vehicles parked nearby Jenkins stated Salvador is at this moment in custody He is to be sentenced Oct