In a coordinated effort that likely kept San Jose residents safe from a potential crisis, San Jose Police and Fire Department personnel responded to reports of arson last Thursday morning. According to a social media post from the San Jose Police Department, multiple eyewitnesses reported a person deliberately setting fires near Capitol Avenue and Marbury Road slightly before 11 a.m. Responding officers and firefighters acted quickly to extinguish the fires.
This morning, just before 11 a.m., a quick-response from San Jose Police Officers working foothill division and San Jose Fire Department firefighters helped prevent a potentially devastating situation. After multiple reports of a person seen setting fires near Capitol Avenue and… pic.twitter.com/JLJEfcvsrM
— San Jose Police Dept (@SanJosePD) January 19, 2025
Mobilizing with urgency, the emergency teams swept the area, extinguished the flames, and searched for the suspect responsible for the dangerous act. "After multiple reports of a person seen setting fires near Capitol Avenue and Marbury Road, officers and firefighters swiftly mobilized to put out these fires and canvassed the area for the suspect," said the San Jose Police Department in the post.
The individual believed to have set the fires was subsequently apprehended by authorities, preventing further damage or potential injuries. The departments' efficient response and collaboration played a crucial role in the rapid containment of the fires and the suspect's capture.
