It appears that someone has been torching mobile homes in a MCM managed, Tatum Kaplan owned park since last November. Although we don't condone these dangerous acts, we do understand how anger and frustration with the park management and owners could spur this behavior. The following articles regarding Swan Lake Mobile Home Park are from The Press-Enterprise:
EASTVALE: Fire damages mobile home
BY STEVEN BARRIE STAFF WRITER
sbarrie@pe.com
Published: 23 November 2011 10:07 PM
A fire damaged a mobile home tonight in Eastvale, but no one was injured.
Firefighters manage to contain the blaze to the bedroom and bathroom, dousing the flames in less than 30 minutes, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said in a news release.
The fire was reported just before 9:30 p.m. burning in the Swan Lake Mobile Home Park in the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue, Cal Fire said. Twenty-two firefighters responded.
The cause of the blaze had not been determined as of 10 p.m.
EASTVALE: Second trailer burns at mobile home park
BY DAVID KECK
A vacant double-wide trailer burned at a sprawling Eastvale mobile home park late Saturday night, the second fire there in two months, officials said.
The fire at the Swan Lake Mobile Country Estates is considered suspicious, Engineer Dru Snider of the Riverside County Fire Department’s Eastvale station said.
No one was at the residence and its electricity and gas connections had been shut off, he said.
No one was injured.
Fire also burned a mobile home at the park Nov. 23, damaging two rooms. No one was injured in that fire either.
Snider said it’s unusual to have two fires at a mobile home park in such a short span.
A passerby reported Saturday’s blaze at the park in the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue at 10:23 p.m., Snider said.
Twenty firefighters and five engines responded, a Cal-Fire/Riverside County fire news release stated.
Located between Limonite and Belgrave avenues and cornered by Interstate 15 and the Eastvale Gateway shopping center, the mobile home park was also where two people were arrested in November on suspicion of crimes related to methamphetamine sales, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Records on calls for sheriff’s service to the Swan Lake Mobile Country Estates over the past few months were not immediately available, department spokeswoman Cpl. Courtney Donowho said by phone Sunday.
A call to the mobile home park’s office on Sunday transferred to an after-hours answering machine.
Arson is to blame for three fires this weekend that caused tens of thousands of dollars damage to three vacant homes at Swan Lake Mobile Home Park in Eastvale, though an earlier blaze was not part of the crime spree, fire officials say.
“These (three) fires were intentionally set,” Cal Fire investigators said in a written statement issued today. “The fires destroyed one mobile home and caused extensive damage to the others.”
Investigators are seeking the public’s help in determining who is responsible.
The first arson blaze was reported at 10:23 p.m. Saturday. The second one erupted at 8:39 p.m. Sunday and burned at least one room of that home. And at 4 a.m. today, the third flared up and caused roughly $10,000 damage, about 20 percent of that building’s estimated value.
The park is along the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue between Limonite and Belgrave Avenues.
Anyone with information about those fires or who notice any suspicious persons or activity at the park may call the Riverside County arson hotline at 800-633-2836.
The fire at the Swan Lake Mobile Country Estates is considered suspicious, Engineer Dru Snider of the Riverside County Fire Department’s Eastvale station said.
No one was at the residence and its electricity and gas connections had been shut off, he said.
No one was injured.
Fire also burned a mobile home at the park Nov. 23, damaging two rooms. No one was injured in that fire either.
Snider said it’s unusual to have two fires at a mobile home park in such a short span.
A passerby reported Saturday’s blaze at the park in the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue at 10:23 p.m., Snider said.
Twenty firefighters and five engines responded, a Cal-Fire/Riverside County fire news release stated.
Located between Limonite and Belgrave avenues and cornered by Interstate 15 and the Eastvale Gateway shopping center, the mobile home park was also where two people were arrested in November on suspicion of crimes related to methamphetamine sales, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Records on calls for sheriff’s service to the Swan Lake Mobile Country Estates over the past few months were not immediately available, department spokeswoman Cpl. Courtney Donowho said by phone Sunday.
A call to the mobile home park’s office on Sunday transferred to an after-hours answering machine.
EASTVALE: Arson blamed for 3 mobile home fires
Arson is to blame for three fires this weekend that caused tens of thousands of dollars damage to three vacant homes at Swan Lake Mobile Home Park in Eastvale, though an earlier blaze was not part of the crime spree, fire officials say.
“These (three) fires were intentionally set,” Cal Fire investigators said in a written statement issued today. “The fires destroyed one mobile home and caused extensive damage to the others.”
Investigators are seeking the public’s help in determining who is responsible.
The first arson blaze was reported at 10:23 p.m. Saturday. The second one erupted at 8:39 p.m. Sunday and burned at least one room of that home. And at 4 a.m. today, the third flared up and caused roughly $10,000 damage, about 20 percent of that building’s estimated value.
The park is along the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue between Limonite and Belgrave Avenues.
Anyone with information about those fires or who notice any suspicious persons or activity at the park may call the Riverside County arson hotline at 800-633-2836.
EASTVALE: Swan Lake residents urged to be cautious
Arson investigators are appealing for the public’s help in apprehending the person or persons responsible for setting a series of fires starting last weekend at Swan Lake Mobile Country Estates in Eastvale.
All three coaches were vacant and there were no injuries, but the fires destroyed one mobile home and caused extensive damage to two others, Jody Hagemann, spokeswoman for Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, said in a news release.
Damage is estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars.
The department’s Fire Prevention Bureau announced this week that the fires were intentionally set.
Because of the ongoing investigation, Hagemann declined to reveal if investigators believe one person or several people were suspected of starting the blazes.
A passerby reported the Jan. 28 blaze at the park in the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue at 10:23 p.m. The second was at 8:39 p.m. Jan. 29 and the third was 4 a.m. Jan. 30.
A fire also burned a mobile home at the 717-space park Nov. 23, damaging two rooms. Hagemann said that blaze is not believed to be connected to this week’s fires.
Eastvale Police Chief, Capt. Danny Feltenberger, said the department has offered the services of a liaison detective to work on the investigation.
Jim Nicholl, Swan Lake’s on-site general manager, said Wednesday that he has ordered additional security patrols and sent a letter to residents informing them of the arson.
“We’re urging them to be alert and cautious,” Nicholl said. “We’re very concerned. This is something very unusual.”
Resident Ricardo Ayers said he’s not particularly concerned about this week’s fires. He said he has seen additional patrols this week.
He said his mother-in-law’s car was set on fire a couple of months ago. No one was apprehended in that case.
Ayers said he doesn’t believe the incidents are connected.
“This is a separate individual doing this,” he said.
Arson investigators are asking people to report any suspicious activity at the mobile home park by calling the Riverside County Arson Hotline at 800-633-2836.
All calls are confidential and anonymous, Hagemann said in the news release.
All three coaches were vacant and there were no injuries, but the fires destroyed one mobile home and caused extensive damage to two others, Jody Hagemann, spokeswoman for Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, said in a news release.
Damage is estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars.
The department’s Fire Prevention Bureau announced this week that the fires were intentionally set.
Because of the ongoing investigation, Hagemann declined to reveal if investigators believe one person or several people were suspected of starting the blazes.
A passerby reported the Jan. 28 blaze at the park in the 5800 block of Hamner Avenue at 10:23 p.m. The second was at 8:39 p.m. Jan. 29 and the third was 4 a.m. Jan. 30.
A fire also burned a mobile home at the 717-space park Nov. 23, damaging two rooms. Hagemann said that blaze is not believed to be connected to this week’s fires.
Eastvale Police Chief, Capt. Danny Feltenberger, said the department has offered the services of a liaison detective to work on the investigation.
Jim Nicholl, Swan Lake’s on-site general manager, said Wednesday that he has ordered additional security patrols and sent a letter to residents informing them of the arson.
“We’re urging them to be alert and cautious,” Nicholl said. “We’re very concerned. This is something very unusual.”
Resident Ricardo Ayers said he’s not particularly concerned about this week’s fires. He said he has seen additional patrols this week.
He said his mother-in-law’s car was set on fire a couple of months ago. No one was apprehended in that case.
Ayers said he doesn’t believe the incidents are connected.
“This is a separate individual doing this,” he said.
Arson investigators are asking people to report any suspicious activity at the mobile home park by calling the Riverside County Arson Hotline at 800-633-2836.
All calls are confidential and anonymous, Hagemann said in the news release.
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