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Suspect arrested and additional victims sought in fraudulent Anaheim fire inspection scam

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Crime, Fire Department, News Leave a comment

Raul Quezada, Chief of Police

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 2016

Released by: Sgt. Daron Wyatt, Contact: (714) 497-5633

Subject: Suspect Arrested and Additional Victims Sought in Fraudulent Fire Inspection Scam

ANAHEIM, CA – Anaheim Police investigators arrested Brian Lee Carsten late Friday afternoon for a variety of charges stemming from a fraudulent fire inspection scam. Carsten is alleged to have falsely impersonated a fire official on at least five occasions in Anaheim, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, and Santa Ana, while charging businesses for unauthorized fire inspections. Carsten, a 36 year old resident of Newport Beach, was arrested without incident during a traffic stop in Orange. Carsten was booked for multiple counts of commercial burglary, extortion, grand theft, false impersonation of a fire official, counterfeiting an official seal and weapons violations. Carsten remains in custody at the Orange County Jail without bail. Continue reading→

Suspect has been pretending to be a state fire inspector in Anaheim

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Crime, Fire Department, News, Police Leave a comment

Raul Quezada, Chief of Police
Randy R. Bruegman, Fire Chief

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2016

Released by Sgt. Daron L. Wyatt, 714-497-5633

SUBJECT: SUSPECT SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH FRAUDULENT FIRE INSPECTION

ANAHEIM, CA – An Anaheim business was fraudulently charged more than $400 for an unauthorized fire inspection on Tuesday September 13th. A male subject entered the business in the 1600 block of S. State College Blvd posing as a representative from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The suspect presented counterfeit letterhead indicating he was acting on behalf of the California State Fire Marshal and then completed an unauthorized inspection and charged the business more than $400. The incident was brought to the Attention of Anaheim Fire & Rescue this morning. Continue reading→

Anaheim Fire and Rescue to host Fire Service Day on Oct. 3

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Events, Fire Department, News Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media contact: Lt. Eric Trapp, Public Safety PIO (714) 497-5305

Join the Fire Agencies of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, and Fullerton for Fire Service Day

Learn the variety of fire services offered to the community by local departments

ANAHEIM, Calif. (September 18, 2015) – On Saturday, October 3, 2015, the North Net Training Center will be the site for this year’s Fire Service Day hosted by the fire agencies of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange City and Fullerton. Families will have the opportunity to personally meet firefighters, view firefighting equipment up close, see different fire apparatus on display, experience live fire demonstrations, and witness an automobile extraction, all while enjoying complimentary hot dogs and refreshments. Located at 2400 E. Orangewood Avenue in Anaheim, Fire Service Day will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Continue reading→

Statement from the City of Anaheim in response to the Boston Marathon explosions

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Fire Department, Police, Public Safety Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Anaheim Police Department: Bob Dunn, 714-497-6330
Anaheim Fire & Rescue: Maria Sabol, 714- 620-6234
City of Anaheim: Ruth Ruiz, (714) 420-7797

STATEMENT FROM THE CITY OF ANAHEIM IN RESPONSE TO BOSTON MARATHON EXPLOSIONS

ANAHEIM, CA – (April 15, 2013) Anaheim Police Chief John Welter and Anaheim Fire & Rescue Chief Randy Bruegman issued the following statement today:

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people in Boston as well as their loved ones.

In Anaheim, the Anaheim Police Department and Anaheim Fire & Rescue remain diligent in monitoring activity in Boston and any nexus to our community. We are in contact with Federal agencies as well as monitoring local intelligence activity. Continue reading→