Man attempts to start fire near Florence off-ramp on freeway, Florence Graham CA


A man tried to start a fire with a lighter on dry brush near the Florence off-ramp on northbound I-110 freeway. Officers used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The suspect ran south on the off-ramp before police could detain him.
Audio|Source: LAPD Dispatch - Harbor (5)
02:10
Transcript:
00:00
5 Frank5, can you get a 77th unit to mute us over here? This guy's trying to light a fire on the side of the freeway.
00:09
Thank you center unit.
00:13
Meet 5.5, 76 in Grand.
00:17
For suspect, trying to light a fire.
00:21
One arson suspect.
00:25
Incident, 369696.
00:31
Hi.
00:33
Craig Fri, do you need that he?
00:40
Hi Frank 5, Frank 5, Frank 5.
00:43
We're going to try to just use the fire extinguisher to put it out.
00:46
Can you notify CHB? It's going to be Calatrans property.
00:51
Suspect took off.
00:54
He's going southbound on the off ramp, the Florence off ramp of the 110 north.
01:03
5, Frank 5 description.
01:07
Male Hispanic, black pants,
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like a tan, long, flee shirt.
01:16
Rank 5, Roger.
01:20
5, Frank 5.
01:22
Subur 5, 717717, 716 in Grand.
01:25
The suspect was last seen south down on the Florence off ramps from the northbound 110, a male, Hispanic, tan, long sleep shirt, black pan.
01:36
All units, go four, one hundred and sends in the Wilmington, suffrakegee away.
01:45
Frank 55, Frank 5, Frank 5, come in for CHP[1].
01:53
Frank 5, boys.
01:54
Frank 5, boys.
01:55
Frank 5 for CHP[1], do you know what he was using to light the fire?
02:01
It looked like a lighter.
02:03
He was lighting, like some leaves, dry brush on fire.
02:08
We put it out with the fire extinguisher.
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CHP: California Highway Patrol, the state agency responsible for highway law enforcement and traffic safety.
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