LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department said it has arrested a woman in connection with a fire set in the city’s downtown this week.
Jamie Rae Lukens, 34, who police said is a transient and Lakeport resident, was taken into custody on Wednesday night, the agency reported.
At 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Lakeport Police Department officers received information from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center of an active fire in the area of WestAmerica Bank, located at 650 N. Main St.
The department said its officers quickly arrived, along with fire service personnel from the Lakeport Fire Protection District, and located shrubs and a tree burning in the parking lot immediately adjacent to the bank building.
Fire personnel successfully suppressed the fire with only property damage to the nearby vegetation, the department said.
Officers received information from two witnesses who described a female subject who they said set the fire before leaving the scene on foot before first responders arrived. They provided police with descriptions of her physical appearance and what she was wearing.
Police conducted an intensive investigation which, along with further assistance from the two community members that witnessed the event, led them to arresting Lukens just before 9:30 p.m.
Lukens was arrested for the felony violation of arson with the malicious intent of causing damage to the personal property of another.
She was booked into the Lake County Jail on $15,000 bail and remained in custody on Thursday.
Booking records show she is due to appear in Lake County Superior Court for arraignment on Friday.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact LPD Officer Ryan Cooley at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by telephone at 707-263-5491, Extension 124.
Lakeport Police make arrest in arson case
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