Arson suspect arrested after allegedly pushing burning shopping cart into LAPD station
Woman accused of pushing burning shopping car to LAPD station
A woman is in custody after she was accused of pushing a burning shopping cart into one of LAPD station lobbies.
LOS ANGELES - Arson investigators arrested a woman who allegedly set the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Station on fire Thursday night.
The blaze broke out just before 11:30 p.m. at the building in the 1500 block of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Police say the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Mishauna Eaton, pushed a burning shopping cart into the lobby.
The flames caused severe damage inside and out. Luckily, no one was injured.
Eaton was arrested Friday morning and booked on suspicion of arson.
According to the police department, Southwest front lobby operations will be closed indefinitely. Community members requesting service can visit any other local station.
The case is under investigation by the Los Angeles Fire Department and the LAPD's Major Crimes Division.