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18 May, 5 tweets, 2 min read
The cause of the Pacific Palisades brush fire is believed to be arson, and LAPD has identified a man in custody as a suspect.

But it wasn't the same man "personal safety app" Citizen put a $30,000 bounty on over the weekend.
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Citizen — a mobile app that sends users location-based safety alerts in real time — launched in 2016 under the name "Vigilante."

It rebranded in 2017 but faced accusations of encouraging vigilante activity in 2019 in New York.
As the fire was blazing, Citizen sent out the notification to its 860,000 Los Angeles users on Saturday with a photograph of the man based on unsubstantiated tips, the details of which they have not yet revealed.
"Citizen is offering a $30,000 reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest of the arson suspect,” the notification said.
That man was detained by police late Sunday night but was released as there was not enough evidence to charge him with a crime.

LA County Sheriff’s Lt. James Braden said the actions by Citizen were potentially “disastrous.”

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