Long Beach Fire officials said Wednesday that a third juvenile had been arrested in connection to a series of fires in Naples and Belmont Shore, and added that all three teenagers were being charged in the fire last week that destroyed the interior of Dogz Bar and Grill in Belmont Shore.
Two 14-year-olds were arrested Saturday afternoon for a series of fires, including one at Naples Elementary School. LBFD spokesman Jake Heflin said Wednesday in a release that the Long Beach Fire Department Fire Investigations Team and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Arson Unit Task Force had been cooperating in an investigation for weeks. The third teenager, also 14, lives in Naples and was arrested Tuesday.
All three teens were being held at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. The identities were not released due to the suspects’ age.