{"id":321,"date":"2026-05-26T12:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=321"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:06:29","slug":"womans-tip-leads-to-man-suspected-of-multiple-bay-area-arson-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=321","title":{"rendered":"Woman&#8217;s tip leads to man suspected of multiple Bay Area arson fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><div><\/div><div><p>Sonoma\u00a0County officials arrested a man suspected of setting multiple fires in Cloverdale, law enforcement announced last week.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=319\">Uproar in Fairfield as video of police officer punching teen goes viral<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" width=\"1\"\/><\/div><div><p>Deputies with the Sonoma County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested 29-year-old Luke Deramo on Tuesday, the sheriff\u2019s office wrote on social media. Deramo had previously been identified as a suspect in connection with several fires in the Cloverdale area.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>Deputies were attempting to locate Deramo in the Geysers Road area at 9 a.m., the sheriff\u2019s office wrote. While patrolling, a deputy made contact with a woman in a parked car and told her to reach out to law enforcement if she saw Deramo. The woman knew Deramo, the Press Democrat reported.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-component=\"misc-iframe\" data-progressive=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsonomasheriff%2Fposts%2Fpfbid098U4guoenuKHGPvbHyRdE98WbJRbJtTYJJhqjuCNM8vriGRa632QLocHwUKjd5ool&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" height=\"736\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsonomasheriff%2Fposts%2Fpfbid098U4guoenuKHGPvbHyRdE98WbJRbJtTYJJhqjuCNM8vriGRa632QLocHwUKjd5ool&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;max-width:500px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div><div><p>\u201cApproximately 30 minutes later, the woman called 911 to report that Deramo had emerged from nearby brush, climbed into the bed of her truck, and refused to leave,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office wrote. \u201cHe then vandalized her vehicle with a rock and fled back into the brush near the river.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><p>A vegetation fire was reported in the area shortly after the woman\u2019s report. While fire personnel responded to the fire, law enforcement continued searching for\u00a0Deramo. He was taken into custody about a mile from where the fire was set.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=317\">Astros starter Tatsuya Imai and 2 relievers throw combined no-hitter against Rangers<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><div><div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-176\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div><h2><div>The Bay Area&#8217;s best free newsletter.<\/div><\/h2><div>Stay informed, and entertained.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div><form><div><div><label>Email<\/label><\/div><div><div><div><\/div><\/div><button><div>Sign Up<\/div><\/button><\/div><\/div><div><label>Your website<\/label><\/div><\/form><\/div><\/div><div><div><\/div><div><p><span>By signing up, you agree to our <\/span><span>Terms Of Use<\/span><span> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our <\/span><span>Privacy Policy<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><p>According to the Press Democrat, Deramo allegedly set a trash can on fire on Geysers Road on May 15.\u00a0Sonoma County Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson Emily Fuller told the outlet that investigators believe he may be a suspect in several recent fires in Cloverdale, at least three of which were set on Geysers Road near the\u00a0Mendocino County line. The fire allegedly set by Deramo on Tuesday burned 0.06 acres, the Press Democrat reported.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><p>Deramo was booked into the Sonoma County Jail with his bail set at $1,121,000, the sheriff\u2019s office wrote. He is still in custody.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><div><div>More News<\/div><\/div><div><p>\u2014 Man, 36, drowns in Donner Lake over Memorial Day weekend<br\/>\u2014 San Jose mayor&#8217;s bid for California governor fizzles out<br\/>\u2014 Man killed woman, then went on Bay Area road rage spree, officials say<br\/>\u2014 Woman&#8217;s tip leads to man suspected of multiple Bay Area arson fires<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=315\">Marte\u2019s 4-hit day helps Kelly win 4th straight start as D-backs beat Giants 6-2<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><p><em>Sign up for\u00a0daily SFGATE breaking news alerts here.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man, suspected of setting multiple fires in Cloverdale, jumped into a woman&#8217;s truck bed before fleeing the scene, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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