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Arrest made in lagoon fire

Post Date:06/25/2022 2:45 PM

UPDATE: 6/25/22, 7 P.M. 

NEWS FROM THE CITY OF CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT 

Police Investigate Arson at the Carlsbad Boulevard North City Limits 

CARLSBAD, Calif. — On June 25, 2022, at around 12:40 p.m., the City of Carlsbad Police Department responded to a report of a brush fire at the 2400 block of Carlsbad Boulevard.   

Responding officers were advised by a witness that a male was seen lighting an object and throwing into the brush area causing the brush to catch on fire.  While searching the area for the suspect, officers located a subject matching the description of the suspect a short distance from the crime scene.  David Prosser, a 59 year-old male from Carlsbad, was placed under arrest for resisting officers and was subsequently identified by the witness as the person seen starting the fire.  Prosser was transported to a local hospital and then booked into the Vista Detention Facility for 451 PC, Arson and 69 PC, Resisting an Officer.   

Multiple agencies including CHP, Oceanside, PD, San Diego Sheriff’s Dept, Carlsbad Fire, Oceanside Fire responded and assisted.  There were no reported injuries, and no structures were damaged as a result of the fire.  

Investigators are seeking additional witnesses. Anyone with information about the arson should contact Detective Chris Collier at (442) 339-5569 / christopher.collier@carlsbadca.gov or Sergeant Jon Boyce at (442) 339-5561/ jonathan.boyce@carlsbadca.gov.  

Anonymous tips can be submitted via www.sdcrimestoppers.org.  

ORIGINAL POST: 6/25/22, 3 P.M. 

At about 12:40 p.m. Saturday, fire crews responded to a brush fire at the southwest edge of the Buena Vista Lagoon near Laguna Drive and Carlsbad Boulevard in Carlsbad. Some nearby residents were evacuated as a precaution. The fire was contained to approximately 10 acres, and no structures were burned. 

Air drops of water will continue and crews will remain on scene this afternoon to address hot spots and clean up. Some roads in the area will remain closed while first responders complete their work.

Locations east of the fire area may continue to smell smoke and see ash in the air for several hours due to wind patterns.  The Carlsbad Police Department asks that people avoid the area while first responders are on scene.

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