Harry Burkhart: Hollywood

Authorities Dept: Harry Burkhart, 24, was booked for investigation of arson of an inhabited dwelling and was being held without bail, authorities said. He is a German national, but authorities said they didn t know how long he s been in the United States. Police said he told arresting officers he s from Frankfurt, according to The Chronicle Herald. More than 50 blazes have flared since Friday in Hollywood, neighbouring West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, causing about $3 million in damage. Firefighters have not responded to any other suspicious fires since Burkhart was detained and lOS ANGELES Authorities arrested a German man Monday in connection with dozens of suspected arson attacks that destroyed parked cars, scorched buildings and rattled much of the nation s second-largest city over the New Year s weekend. Burkhart was arrested earlier in the day because he resembled a person of interest captured on surveillance video. He was stopped by a reserve sheriff s deputy in a van being sought by arson investigators, who did not rule out the possibility that others may be involved. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.