live where you live, this is abc7 news. now at 11:00, a serial arsonist in the east bay. firefighters are searching for the person who set more than a dozen fires. good evening and thank you for joining us. i m ama daetz. dan: i m dan ashley. 16 fires have broken out in fremont since july. ama: they were in the warm springs district. you can see the location on the map. dan: katie is live with the latest on this. katie? reporter: dan and ama, the fremont fire department says the situation is escalating because one of the more recent fires could have set a home on fire. the fire departent and the police department are investigating and they want to find this arsonist before someone gets hurt. she was at home when someone started banging on her door. is anyone in your home? i said no, it is just me. she said okay because your house is on fire. reporter: they jumped into action grabbing a garden hose. they were spraying in as we spread out. reporter: it sprea
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is anyone in your home? i said no, it is just me. she said okay because your house is on fire. reporter: they jumped into action grabbing a garden hose. they were spraying in as we spread out. reporter: it spread from bushes on to the feps and into the trees in the backyard. the flames licking at the deck and patio. it is one of 15 fires set by a serial arsonist since mid-july. the most recent this past sunday. the piers have been similar in nature and they feel like they are fairly confident it has been the same person and it is one person. reporter: trees, bushes, trashcans and dumpsters were targeted. most of the fires set on the weekend between midnight and 5:00 a.m. jay they are getting larger and putting the community more at risk which is why we want to get to the bottom of it. reporter: the division chief diane henry says anyone should call 9-1-1 if they see or hear anything suspicious at night. they are hoping for an arrest. it scares me and angers me
live where you live, this is abc7 nice. a highwa patrol officer is hit by a car and fellow officers open fire on the driver. we are learning of the wild chain of events leading to a violent con problem station. i m dan ashley. i m ama daetz. the injured officer is expected to survive. it happened around 3:30 this afternoon in the ocean view neighborhood at montana street and capital avenue. dan: lisa amin gulezian is live where the injured officer is recovering. lisa? reporter: he is here and so is the suspect. the suspect is in critical condition at this hour. police continues to gather evidence after a chp officer part of a stolen vehicle task force is hurt. there were some abrasions as well as minor head injury. reporter: we were at san francisco general when the injured officer arrived. he was allegedly hit by the suspect s gold honda accord which also smashed into the home. then witnesses say this happened. she heard one of the officerses on the m gee a pho
live where you live, this is abc7 nice. a highwa patrol officer is hit by a car and fellow officers open fire on the driver. we are learning of the wild chain of events leading to a violent con problem station. i m dan ashley. i m ama daetz. the injured officer is expected to survive. it happened around 3:30 this afternoon in the ocean view neighborhood at montana street and capital avenue. dan: lisa amin gulezian is live where the injured officer is recovering. lisa? reporter: he is here and so is the suspect. the suspect is in critical condition at this hour. police continues to gather evidence after a chp officer part of a stolen vehicle task force is hurt. there were some abrasions as well as minor head injury. reporter: we were at san francisco general when the injured officer arrived. he was allegedly hit by the suspect s gold honda accord which also smashed into the home. then witnesses say this happened. she heard one of the officerses on the m gee a pho