5:00pm | This past Friday, at approximately 3:10pm, an adult female set fire to a building on the 2300 block of East 11th Street and fled the scene. She was later located and arrested by officers from the Long Beach Police Department in the area of 10th Street and Daisy Avenue and is now in custody.
The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Konny Hernandez of Long Beach.
Yesterday, the case was presented to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, which charged Suspect Hernandez with one count of attempted arson of an inhabited structure. She is being held on $75,000 bail and will be arraigned later in the day.
This case is ongoing and investigators have not yet determined if Suspect Hernandez is responsible for any other arsons.
LBFD arson investigators are asking anyone with any additional information on this incident or any other fires to contact the Arson Tip Hotline, at (562) 570-2582.