26-05-2025
Multi-agency investigation leads to arrest of Rio Vista arson suspect
( — The office of the State Fire Marshal's Arson and Bomb Unit led a multi-agency investigation that resulted in an arson arrest.
On May 15, Cal Fire announced that a joint investigation led by the Office of the State Fire Marshal's Arson and Bomb Unit resulted in the arrest of Kenneth Allen Hubbs, who had a connection to a March 21 residential arson incident that caused an estimated $700,000 in damages.
According to officials, on March 21 at around 1:34 a.m., security camera footage captured an unidentified man using a hammer to break a rear sliding-glass door to enter a home on Sherman Island East Levee Road in Rio Vista.
Once Hubbs was inside the home, he ignited road flares and set fires in at least three separate locations before fleeing through the same door he came in at around 1:36 a.m., California Statewide Law Enforcement Association said.
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The Cal Fire OSFM Arson and Bomb Unit was requested to take the lead in this investigation, stated CSLEA. After a thorough investigation, detectives identified Hubbs as the primary suspect, and a Sacramento County no-bail arrest warrant was issued on May 5.
On May 14, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputies found Hubbs after receiving an Automated License Plate Reader alert broadcast by the Arson and Bomb Unit, according to CSLEA. Hubbs was taken into custody without incident and booked on the following charges:
Arson of an inhabited structure
Possession of an incendiary device
Burglary
'Outstanding work by all involved in the investigation and arrest of this arson suspect,' said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona. 'In less than two month's-time an unidentified suspect, breaking into and setting fire to a house in the middle of a night, was identified and arrested! Great job.'
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