Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ
The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Palisades Fire: Man charged with crashing drone into Super Scooper
Peter Akemann agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this month, officials said.
Man to admit to using drone that collided with Super Scooper during Palisades Fire
A Southern California man admitted to operating a drone that collided with a firefighting airplane during the Palisades Fire as the blaze was charring tens of thousands of acres earlier this month, officials said Friday.
Culver City man to plead guilty to flying drone into Super Scooper plane during Palisades fire
A Culver City man will pleaded guilty to operating the drone that damaged and temporarily grounded a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft while crews battled the deadly Palisades Fire earlier this month,
Man agrees to plead guilty in drone collision with Super Scooper over Palisades Fire
A Culver City man was arrested in a drone collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.
Culver City Man to Plead Guilty to Drone Crash Into Super Scooper
A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire earlier this month, federal authorities announced Friday.
Man pleads guilty to drone strike on firefighting airplane
The man responsible for a drone strike against one of the Canadian super scoopers fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had pleaded guilty. Federal agents tracked down fifty-six-year-old Peter Tripp Akemann for irresponsibly flying his drone into an active firefight.
California man pleads guilty after his drone collides with aircraft fighting Palisades Fire
A California man agrees to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft after his drone collides ...
Update: Palisades Fire at 98% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 23 days. A crew of 800 firefighters has been working on site and they ...
California Wildfire Updates: Hughes Fire 100% Contained As Palisades, Eaton Fires Near Full Containment
Friday, 11:00 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 98% containment and the Eaton Fire at 99% containment. Thursday, 10:07 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire reached full containment nine days ...
Drone pilot agrees to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
The drone, which authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9, put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super ...
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Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani pay thanks to firefighters who battled the Palisades Fire
The World Series champions made a $10,000 donation to Fire Station 69 and a separate $350,000 donation to the Los Angeles ...
Palisades Fire has ‘human origins,’ Los Angeles Times reports
As the investigation into the devastating Palisades Fire continues, early indications show the blaze was probably not natural ...
FireAid benefit concert: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ star breaks silence after losing home in Palisades Fire
The two-venue FireAid Benefit Concert was held in Los Angeles on Thursday night to help raise money for the Southern ...
What — or who — started the Palisades fire? 2 leading theories emerge
For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 95% contained, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
A world away from the Palisades and Altadena, landlords try to sell fire victims on living downtown
Landlords of downtown L.A. apartments are trying to woo displaced Palisades and Altadena fire victims to a more urban setting ...