Police say they arrested a man who started a fire near a Ventura County elementary school.
It happened at about 6:30 Saturday morning in Port Hueneme. Police and Ventura County firefighters were called to Parkview Elementary School in the 1400 block of North 6th Place, where some bushes were on fire.
Officers say the man believed to be responsible fled the scene.
Israel Silva Castro was caught and arrested a few blocks away. The 38-year-old Oxnard man was arrested on an arson charge.
A bystander helped stop the spread of the small fire, and firefighters quickly put it out. No damage was reported.
