Name: Report of Man Threatening to Burn Down Business, Pouring Gasoline on Business video
Uploaded: 2026-09-09T21:54:30.000Z
Description: Police responded to a potential arson threat at a business on South Broadway in Los Angeles, where a man was reportedly pouring gasoline and carrying a lighter.

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Police responded to a potential arson threat at a business on South Broadway in Los Angeles, where a man was reportedly pouring gasoline and carrying a lighter.

Report of Man Threatening to Burn Down Business, Pouring Gasoline on Business

Police have secured the scene, and the situation is under control.

41, it's going to be 126 and area. 41, 64407 South Broadway.

Police have arrived on the scene and are investigating.

The suspect was just one. PR and several other business owners are standing by outside of 4407 Doug Broadway.

According to police, the suspect was alone, with business owners gathered nearby.

Air 3, I do have those. Can you call back the PR and see if they still have eyes and see if the people I'm looking at are the correct suspects? And ask her, do these look like transients to her or do they look like transients?

Air 3, I do have those. Can you call back the PR and see if they still have eyes and see if the people I'm looking at are the correct suspects? And ask her, do these look like transients to her or do they look like transients? Air 3, standby.

Aerial support is verifying the suspect's identity with the original caller.

And, Air 3, advise the unit that there is three other individuals next to him. I don't know how they're involved.

 Air 3 sees three additional persons next to the suspect. Unknown how they're involved.

 Any units, channel urgent suspect right now, 4407 South Broadway. Put our last eyes on the suspect. Suspect was last seen running in the area of 45th and Broadway. Suspect was wearing a black hat, black sweater, black pants. Advise he's a non-Hispanic, bald. Assure incident 2737. Correction, 2732.

Long hair. Long black shorts.And, Air 3, advise the unit that there is three other individuals next to him. I don't know how they're involved. Air 3 sees three additional persons next to the suspect. Unknown how they're involved. Any units, channel urgent suspect right now, 4407 South Broadway. Put our last eyes on the suspect. Suspect was last seen running in the area of 45th and Broadway. Suspect was wearing a black hat, black sweater, black pants. Advise he's a non-Hispanic, bald. Assure incident 2737. Correction, 2732.

Aerial support reports the suspect is now running near 45th and Broadway, accompanied by three others.

13 Boy 53, 13 Boy 53, come in. Boy 3, go ahead. Boy 53, what watch are you? Watch 4. 3, 1. Roger, you can log back on now. Air 3, I do have a possible. He's going to be on the south side of 45th, just west of Broadway. Male Hispanic, no shirt, long black shorts. Air 3 has a possible suspect on the south side of 45th, west of Broadway. Male Hispanic, no shirt, black shorts. Correction, I'm sorry.

13 Boy 53, 13 Boy 53, come in. Boy 3, go ahead. Boy 53, what watch are you? Watch 4. 3, 1. Roger, you can log back on now. Air 3, I do have a possible. He's going to be on the south side of 45th, just west of Broadway. Male Hispanic, no shirt, long black shorts. Air 3 has a possible suspect on the south side of 45th, west of Broadway. Male Hispanic, no shirt, black shorts. Correction, I'm sorry. No shirt, blue...

Aerial support has spotted a possible suspect on the south side of 45th, west of Broadway.

 Air 3, you can show me overhead on that call.

Air 3, are you responding? Air 3, you can show me overhead on that call. Air 3 is over, 4407 South Broadway.

Aerial support is now overhead, monitoring the suspect's movements.

Air 3, can I get the suspect description and the last direction for this arson call?

 Air 3, suspect, suspect male, Hispanic, black hat, no shirt. He's last, he's now at 45th and Broadway, walking towards 45th.

Air 3, can I get the suspect description and the last direction for this arson call? Air 3, suspect, suspect male, Hispanic, black hat, no shirt. He's last, he's now at 45th and Broadway, walking towards 45th.

The suspect is now at 45th and Broadway, continuing to walk towards 45th.

Units, we're trying to arson the suspect right now, 4407 South Broadway. Suspect's throwing gas over the business. He's now wearing a black sweater. He's walking towards 45th on Broadway. 2732.

The suspect is pouring gasoline on the business and walking towards 45th on Broadway.

Any 77th unit, battery suspect there now, 602 West 88th Street. Suspect is the client, female, Black, wearing a pink shirt, black jacket with pink-black shorts.

 Any unit, unit, possible arson suspect there now, 4407 South Broadway. 4407 South Broadway. Suspect in a Hispanic, black hat, no shirt, trying to bring down the business. Suspect is holding an unknown chemical, a lighter. Code 3, incident 2732, RD 3261. Standby for additional.

77th unit, screaming, 1978 and Avalon, 78th and Avalon, the cross from the school.

Any 77th unit, battery suspect there now, 602 West 88th Street. Suspect is the client, female, Black, wearing a pink shirt, black jacket with pink-black shorts. Code 2, incident 2733, RD 1266. Any unit, unit, possible arson suspect there now, 4407 South Broadway. 4407 South Broadway. Suspect in a Hispanic, black hat, no shirt, trying to bring down the business. Suspect is holding an unknown chemical, a lighter. Code 3, incident 2732, RD 3261. Standby for additional.77th unit, screaming, 1978 and Avalon, 78th and Avalon, the cross from the school.

Police are responding to a possible arson threat involving a man with a chemical and lighter at a business.

Any Newton unit, possible accident suspect here now, 4407 South Broadway. 4407 South Broadway. Suspect is a male, Hispanic, black hat, no shirt, threatening to bring down the business. Suspect is holding an unknown chemical, a lighter. Code 3, incident 2732, RD 1361. Standby for additional.

 Newton unit for the Code 3 call, identify.

Any Newton unit, possible accident suspect here now, 4407 South Broadway. 4407 South Broadway. Suspect is a male, Hispanic, black hat, no shirt, threatening to bring down the business. Suspect is holding an unknown chemical, a lighter. Code 3, incident 2732, RD 1361. Standby for additional. Newton unit for the Code 3 call, identify.

Police have received a 911 report of a man holding an unknown chemical and a lighter, threatening to burn down a business.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 4407 S Broadway.

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