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4:48Now PlayingPolice have already arrested two people for looting empty homes evacuated due to deadly wildfires in California, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Wednesday.
Luna appeared with other state officials at a Wednesday press conference and warned potential looters to stay away from the area.
"It's always sad when I have to say this, but part of our responsibility is to make sure that no one loots or steals from our residents, our community members who are already being impacted," Luna said.
"And I'm sad to report, we made two arrests this morning for looting already. So if you are thinking about coming into any of these areas to steal from our residents, I'm going to tell you something. You're going to be caught, you're going to be arrested, and you're going to be prosecuted. Don't do that. Stay out of these areas. It's only for emergency workers and people who live there," he added.
LA City Police Chief Jim McDonnell echoed Luna in his own remarks Wednesday, telling would-be looters that police are ready to respond "in the strongest way possible."
President Joe Biden spoke with California Gov. Gavin Newsom by phone Wednesday to receive the latest updates on the wildfires that are spreading across southern California, the White House told Fox News.
Biden is also set to receive a briefing on the fires today at a fire station in Santa Monica.
“My team and I are in touch with state and local officials, and I have offered any federal assistance that is needed to help suppress the terrible Pacific Palisades fire,” Biden said in a statement released by the White House last night.
“Earlier tonight, FEMA approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant to support areas that are impacted and help reimburse the state of California for the immediate firefighting costs. My Administration will do everything it can to support the response,” he added.
Wind gusts of up to 100 miles per hour are driving the growth of multiple wildfires currently engulfing southern California.
Gusts reaching the 100-mph mark have been recorded near La Canada, while a 99-mph gust was documented near Altadena, where the Eaton Fire is raging, according to FOX Weather.
A 98-mph gust also was recorded at Saddle Peak, near the massive Palisades Fire.
“I look at the people who are out there on the line last night, the winds were like something that I have never seen before,” LAPD Chief of Police Jim McDonnell told reporters on Wednesday. “Firefighters, police officers, deputies. They're out there sheltering in their vehicles, their trucks, in their cars so that they don't end up getting burned from the fire that was being driven by 75 plus mile an hour winds.
“They were there until they could get out of the car and go back to doing their work, as you can imagine, a very difficult circumstance to deal with,” he added.
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