Crime & Safety
Arson Suspected in Brush Fire Near Mavericks
Witnesses reported seeing a man set the small grass fire last Thursday.
Fire crews on Thursday, June 6, controlled a quarter-acre vegetation fire in Princeton near Mavericks, a Coastside Fire Protection District battalion chief said.
The blaze was reported at 2:07 p.m. in an area covered in pampas grass near 399 W. Point Ave., Battalion Chief Ari Delay said.
The fire caused a lot of smoke but was under control at 2:44 p.m., he said.
No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened, he said.
According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, witnesses reported seeing a white male set the fire and leave on a bicycle.
The suspect was described as being intoxicated, between 40 to 50 years old, 160 to 180 pounds, wearing brown pants, khaki green shirt, and a tan colored floppy hat.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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