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Man sets mulch on fire near N 18th St and Vine StPhiladelphia PA

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N 18th St & Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

A man wearing a gray hat, blue jacket, and blue pants set mulch on fire on the side of a building near N 18th St and Vine St, Philadelphia. The fire was quickly extinguished by the man, and no injuries were reported. He then left heading south toward the parkway.

Audio|Source: Philadelphia Police - Citywide
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Transcript:
00:00
For Blackmail 5-9, Blue Jacket, Blue Pants, carrying a black backpack.
00:04
He's ended to set the side of the building on fire. He was lacing stout down on 18. Night Fisher, Chris with 11, (number withheld), Vina from Warman Temple, for Black, Now 5, 5, 9, blue jacket, blue pants carrying a black backpack.
00:15
Attempted to set the side of the building on fire, he was wasting the stout down on 18.
00:27
So did I.
00:31
39, fine, street, personal weapons is going to be a sounded assignment.
00:35
The male saw that mulch fire and then extinguish it. It's going to be a black male 5-9, gray hat, blue jacket, blue pants, wearing a black backpack who's listening to shout down on 18th heading towards a parkway.
00:49
Okay.
00:53
The 9th District, person under weapon, (number withheld) Vine is going to be found it.
00:57
There was a black male 5-9, gray hat, blue jacket, blue pants, carrying a black backpack, set mulch on fire on the side of the building. It has been extinguished, no injuries. He was wasting south down on 18th towards the parkway. The 9th District, first of the weapon, (number withheld), vine is going to be found it. Looking for a black male, 5,9, gray hat, blue jacket, blue pants, carrying a black backpack.
01:16
He's left seen south on 18th on the side of the parkway, he set some mulch on fire on the side of the building, and it was extinguished, no injuries.

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N 18th St & Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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