PRESS RELEASE: Subject: Redwood City woman arrested for arson and resisting arrest 
Location: 1107 Second Avenue, Redwood City
Date/Time: May 29, 2024/1:56am
Media Information:
On May 29, 2024, at approximately 1:56 a.m., the Redwood City Police Department received a report of a fire in the parking lot of 1107 Second Avenue. The caller who reported the fire also provided the description of a suspicious female subject who was loitering near the fire. Redwood City Police Officers were dispatched to investigate.
Arriving officers located the initial fire as well as a vehicle fully engulfed by flames. They also located and immediately detained a female subject, later identified as Amber Devisser (33), who matched the description provided by the reporting party/witness.
Investigating officers contacted the witness, who was able to provide a video recording of Devisser apparently starting the fire in the parking lot. The video also shows Devisser pouring an unknown flammable liquid onto a nearby car, which then ignites into flames.
Officers determined Devisser was out on bail from a previous felony criminal case and arrested her for felony arson, resisting arrest, and committing a felony crime while on felony bail. She was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility.
This press release is approved for distribution by the Support Services Division Captain, Ashley Osborne.
Address/Location
Redwood City Police Department
1301 Maple St
Redwood City, CA 94063
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 650-780-7100