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One Detained After Report of Man Attempting to Set Vehicle on Fire at Sheetz

161 E Campus View Blvd

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  • Police responded to an attempted vehicle arson at a Sheetz in Columbus, Ohio, involving a white work truck marked with "CCI." A helicopter and additional police units were dispatched to assist in managing the situation.

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Police are maintaining the scene while awaiting the arrival of arson investigators.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
S1 to the units over at Sheets, keep that scene held. is going to be responding out. 184, we copy.

Police are coordinating with arson investigators to assist with the investigation.

Columbus PD PTAC 1A · 0:02
Cars 10 to Arson, you back here?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:27
11. 11. You can code for arson. There's no signs of any type of fire or attempting to start a fire. Copy. 13, stand by on that. 10, do we still have arson monitoring this air? Arson, are you on the air? Yes, ma'am. Hey, can you go back to A and give me a call on my cell phone? I can give you my number back on A.

Police have detained a suspect and are investigating potential fire-related damage under the vehicle's hood.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
9 EMS 1. 10. 10. Do any of the cars over there at scene see any sort of fire-related damage to the vehicle? We have a witness saying he, the suspect we have detained here was trying to set styrofoam on fire under the hood. Negative, we haven't seen anything like that yet, but suspect is going to have a, is going to be the driver of that vehicle. 11, I'm going to check real quick under the hood. Copy. 11, hold off on that one second. Copy.

Police are reviewing video to confirm the suspect's actions and vehicle operation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
10 to 11, any update on the video yet? 11, we're watching now, waiting for him to get out of the car so I can get a description of him. Copy. Can you let us know if you witnessed any operation of the motor vehicle?

The helicopter assistance is no longer needed, and police are reviewing camera footage to assess the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
as well. And Chopper, you can go ahead and code 4. Thanks for the help. Alrighty, we copy. Arson, radio. Go ahead. Do you still have an active scene at Sheets? Do you need any assistance out there? They're reviewing the cameras at the moment. 11, do you want Arson to respond now or just stand by? 11, if they could just stand by so that way we can put eyes on the camera footage and see what's actually going on. Arson, I copy.

Police are reviewing video footage to confirm the suspect's identity and actions at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
10-2, car. Car 11, can you review footage at the Sheets and get a better description? We got a male, white, with khaki pants and a plaid Carhartt shirt, black and gray. Can we see if he's the one that left that vehicle? 11, yeah, I'm talking to the supervisor now. We're going to go in the back to get that video footage. Copy, and he's got brown flip-flops. Can you repeat that? He's got brown flip-flops on.

Police have a visual of a suspect matching the description near a hotel parking lot.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Get in the cruiser. He's, uh, 1 Street South of you walking into that, uh, hotel lot right there. Quality units, just east of the parking lot. He's about to maybe walk inside. A male, white, all black. I think it's actually just his feet back. He's walking into there. Oh, 10 to Chopra. I think our description is tan pants and a darker colored shirt. We have somebody matching that description here. Yeah.

The suspect is seen carrying a gas can while walking south from the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:09
Shutdown 60s. Shutdown 60s. Yeah, he's walking just south of you, down that street. Looks like he might have a gas can or something. He's an all-black.

Police are checking for any individuals fleeing the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:04
11 to Topper, do you see anybody running away from our location?

The suspect is observed walking from the truck towards the drive-thru area.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
Negative. Copy. Copy, we think that truck is on the top end of the lot there. He just stepped down in front of the truck and now he's walking back to the drive-thru.

The helicopter is now overhead, assisting with the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:03
Chopper, we're overhead. Copy.

Another officer is joining the response at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
13. 13. You can add me to Sheets. Copy.

Reports indicate no smoke is visible, suggesting the vehicle fire attempt was unsuccessful.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:12
184, you can add us. Copy. What was your disco? 2 Victor. Copy. Caller did say that they don't see any smoke. Don't think that he's done anything successfully yet.

Police are taking precautionary measures to ensure safety at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
Let's put him on a 60, just to be safe. Copy, your 60s.

Additional police units are being dispatched to assist at the scene of the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
the back. S1, can we start another car that way? Copy 10, if you could start that way as well. Sheets, 161 East Campus View. 10, we copy. I'm unsure how close he is to the other pumps or what he's using.

A helicopter is en route to assist with the situation involving the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:29
Chopper to 1. Chopper to 1. Hey, if you could fly over this 16, I've got 11 en route. It's going to be at the Sheets, East Campus View Boulevard in High Cross. 45 years old, 6'2", 210, dark shirt and tan pants, is on cocaine, and is trying to set a white work truck with CCI on the side on fire, saying that they have wires and cables.

Police are responding to a report of a man attempting to set a vehicle on fire at Sheetz. The vehicle is a white work truck with CCI on the side.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
Radio 211. 11, go ahead. Priority 16 at the Sheets, 161 East Campus View Boulevard. 45-year-old male. Okay, it doesn't say. 6'2", 210 pounds, dark shirt, tan pants, 10-19, around 49A, in a white work truck with CCI on the side. Wires and cables in the back, trying to set the vehicle on fire. This is the same truck we just got that call on. At the...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 161 E Campus View Blvd.

Police are maintaining the scene while awaiting the arrival of arson investigators.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
S1 to the units over at Sheets, keep that scene held. is going to be responding out. 184, we copy.

Police are coordinating with arson investigators to assist with the investigation.

Columbus PD PTAC 1A · 0:02
Cars 10 to Arson, you back here?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:27
11. 11. You can code for arson. There's no signs of any type of fire or attempting to start a fire. Copy. 13, stand by on that. 10, do we still have arson monitoring this air? Arson, are you on the air? Yes, ma'am. Hey, can you go back to A and give me a call on my cell phone? I can give you my number back on A.

Police have detained a suspect and are investigating potential fire-related damage under the vehicle's hood.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
9 EMS 1. 10. 10. Do any of the cars over there at scene see any sort of fire-related damage to the vehicle? We have a witness saying he, the suspect we have detained here was trying to set styrofoam on fire under the hood. Negative, we haven't seen anything like that yet, but suspect is going to have a, is going to be the driver of that vehicle. 11, I'm going to check real quick under the hood. Copy. 11, hold off on that one second. Copy.

Police are reviewing video to confirm the suspect's actions and vehicle operation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
10 to 11, any update on the video yet? 11, we're watching now, waiting for him to get out of the car so I can get a description of him. Copy. Can you let us know if you witnessed any operation of the motor vehicle?

The helicopter assistance is no longer needed, and police are reviewing camera footage to assess the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
as well. And Chopper, you can go ahead and code 4. Thanks for the help. Alrighty, we copy. Arson, radio. Go ahead. Do you still have an active scene at Sheets? Do you need any assistance out there? They're reviewing the cameras at the moment. 11, do you want Arson to respond now or just stand by? 11, if they could just stand by so that way we can put eyes on the camera footage and see what's actually going on. Arson, I copy.

Police are reviewing video footage to confirm the suspect's identity and actions at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
10-2, car. Car 11, can you review footage at the Sheets and get a better description? We got a male, white, with khaki pants and a plaid Carhartt shirt, black and gray. Can we see if he's the one that left that vehicle? 11, yeah, I'm talking to the supervisor now. We're going to go in the back to get that video footage. Copy, and he's got brown flip-flops. Can you repeat that? He's got brown flip-flops on.

Police have a visual of a suspect matching the description near a hotel parking lot.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Get in the cruiser. He's, uh, 1 Street South of you walking into that, uh, hotel lot right there. Quality units, just east of the parking lot. He's about to maybe walk inside. A male, white, all black. I think it's actually just his feet back. He's walking into there. Oh, 10 to Chopra. I think our description is tan pants and a darker colored shirt. We have somebody matching that description here. Yeah.

The suspect is seen carrying a gas can while walking south from the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:09
Shutdown 60s. Shutdown 60s. Yeah, he's walking just south of you, down that street. Looks like he might have a gas can or something. He's an all-black.

Police are checking for any individuals fleeing the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:04
11 to Topper, do you see anybody running away from our location?

The suspect is observed walking from the truck towards the drive-thru area.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
Negative. Copy. Copy, we think that truck is on the top end of the lot there. He just stepped down in front of the truck and now he's walking back to the drive-thru.

The helicopter is now overhead, assisting with the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:03
Chopper, we're overhead. Copy.

Another officer is joining the response at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
13. 13. You can add me to Sheets. Copy.

Reports indicate no smoke is visible, suggesting the vehicle fire attempt was unsuccessful.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:12
184, you can add us. Copy. What was your disco? 2 Victor. Copy. Caller did say that they don't see any smoke. Don't think that he's done anything successfully yet.

Police are taking precautionary measures to ensure safety at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
Let's put him on a 60, just to be safe. Copy, your 60s.

Additional police units are being dispatched to assist at the scene of the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
the back. S1, can we start another car that way? Copy 10, if you could start that way as well. Sheets, 161 East Campus View. 10, we copy. I'm unsure how close he is to the other pumps or what he's using.

A helicopter is en route to assist with the situation involving the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:29
Chopper to 1. Chopper to 1. Hey, if you could fly over this 16, I've got 11 en route. It's going to be at the Sheets, East Campus View Boulevard in High Cross. 45 years old, 6'2", 210, dark shirt and tan pants, is on cocaine, and is trying to set a white work truck with CCI on the side on fire, saying that they have wires and cables.

Police are responding to a report of a man attempting to set a vehicle on fire at Sheetz. The vehicle is a white work truck with CCI on the side.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
Radio 211. 11, go ahead. Priority 16 at the Sheets, 161 East Campus View Boulevard. 45-year-old male. Okay, it doesn't say. 6'2", 210 pounds, dark shirt, tan pants, 10-19, around 49A, in a white work truck with CCI on the side. Wires and cables in the back, trying to set the vehicle on fire. This is the same truck we just got that call on. At the...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 161 E Campus View Blvd.

Police are maintaining the scene while awaiting the arrival of arson investigators.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
S1 to the units over at Sheets, keep that scene held. is going to be responding out. 184, we copy.

Police are coordinating with arson investigators to assist with the investigation.

Columbus PD PTAC 1A · 0:02
Cars 10 to Arson, you back here?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:27
11. 11. You can code for arson. There's no signs of any type of fire or attempting to start a fire. Copy. 13, stand by on that. 10, do we still have arson monitoring this air? Arson, are you on the air? Yes, ma'am. Hey, can you go back to A and give me a call on my cell phone? I can give you my number back on A.

Police have detained a suspect and are investigating potential fire-related damage under the vehicle's hood.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
9 EMS 1. 10. 10. Do any of the cars over there at scene see any sort of fire-related damage to the vehicle? We have a witness saying he, the suspect we have detained here was trying to set styrofoam on fire under the hood. Negative, we haven't seen anything like that yet, but suspect is going to have a, is going to be the driver of that vehicle. 11, I'm going to check real quick under the hood. Copy. 11, hold off on that one second. Copy.

Police are reviewing video to confirm the suspect's actions and vehicle operation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
10 to 11, any update on the video yet? 11, we're watching now, waiting for him to get out of the car so I can get a description of him. Copy. Can you let us know if you witnessed any operation of the motor vehicle?

The helicopter assistance is no longer needed, and police are reviewing camera footage to assess the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
as well. And Chopper, you can go ahead and code 4. Thanks for the help. Alrighty, we copy. Arson, radio. Go ahead. Do you still have an active scene at Sheets? Do you need any assistance out there? They're reviewing the cameras at the moment. 11, do you want Arson to respond now or just stand by? 11, if they could just stand by so that way we can put eyes on the camera footage and see what's actually going on. Arson, I copy.

Police are reviewing video footage to confirm the suspect's identity and actions at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
10-2, car. Car 11, can you review footage at the Sheets and get a better description? We got a male, white, with khaki pants and a plaid Carhartt shirt, black and gray. Can we see if he's the one that left that vehicle? 11, yeah, I'm talking to the supervisor now. We're going to go in the back to get that video footage. Copy, and he's got brown flip-flops. Can you repeat that? He's got brown flip-flops on.

Police have a visual of a suspect matching the description near a hotel parking lot.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Get in the cruiser. He's, uh, 1 Street South of you walking into that, uh, hotel lot right there. Quality units, just east of the parking lot. He's about to maybe walk inside. A male, white, all black. I think it's actually just his feet back. He's walking into there. Oh, 10 to Chopra. I think our description is tan pants and a darker colored shirt. We have somebody matching that description here. Yeah.

The suspect is seen carrying a gas can while walking south from the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:09
Shutdown 60s. Shutdown 60s. Yeah, he's walking just south of you, down that street. Looks like he might have a gas can or something. He's an all-black.

Police are checking for any individuals fleeing the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:04
11 to Topper, do you see anybody running away from our location?

The suspect is observed walking from the truck towards the drive-thru area.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
Negative. Copy. Copy, we think that truck is on the top end of the lot there. He just stepped down in front of the truck and now he's walking back to the drive-thru.

The helicopter is now overhead, assisting with the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:03
Chopper, we're overhead. Copy.

Another officer is joining the response at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
13. 13. You can add me to Sheets. Copy.

Reports indicate no smoke is visible, suggesting the vehicle fire attempt was unsuccessful.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:12
184, you can add us. Copy. What was your disco? 2 Victor. Copy. Caller did say that they don't see any smoke. Don't think that he's done anything successfully yet.

Police are taking precautionary measures to ensure safety at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
Let's put him on a 60, just to be safe. Copy, your 60s.

Additional police units are being dispatched to assist at the scene of the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
the back. S1, can we start another car that way? Copy 10, if you could start that way as well. Sheets, 161 East Campus View. 10, we copy. I'm unsure how close he is to the other pumps or what he's using.

A helicopter is en route to assist with the situation involving the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:29
Chopper to 1. Chopper to 1. Hey, if you could fly over this 16, I've got 11 en route. It's going to be at the Sheets, East Campus View Boulevard in High Cross. 45 years old, 6'2", 210, dark shirt and tan pants, is on cocaine, and is trying to set a white work truck with CCI on the side on fire, saying that they have wires and cables.

Police are responding to a report of a man attempting to set a vehicle on fire at Sheetz. The vehicle is a white work truck with CCI on the side.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
Radio 211. 11, go ahead. Priority 16 at the Sheets, 161 East Campus View Boulevard. 45-year-old male. Okay, it doesn't say. 6'2", 210 pounds, dark shirt, tan pants, 10-19, around 49A, in a white work truck with CCI on the side. Wires and cables in the back, trying to set the vehicle on fire. This is the same truck we just got that call on. At the...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 161 E Campus View Blvd.

Police are maintaining the scene while awaiting the arrival of arson investigators.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
S1 to the units over at Sheets, keep that scene held. is going to be responding out. 184, we copy.

Police are coordinating with arson investigators to assist with the investigation.

Columbus PD PTAC 1A · 0:02
Cars 10 to Arson, you back here?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:27
11. 11. You can code for arson. There's no signs of any type of fire or attempting to start a fire. Copy. 13, stand by on that. 10, do we still have arson monitoring this air? Arson, are you on the air? Yes, ma'am. Hey, can you go back to A and give me a call on my cell phone? I can give you my number back on A.

Police have detained a suspect and are investigating potential fire-related damage under the vehicle's hood.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
9 EMS 1. 10. 10. Do any of the cars over there at scene see any sort of fire-related damage to the vehicle? We have a witness saying he, the suspect we have detained here was trying to set styrofoam on fire under the hood. Negative, we haven't seen anything like that yet, but suspect is going to have a, is going to be the driver of that vehicle. 11, I'm going to check real quick under the hood. Copy. 11, hold off on that one second. Copy.

Police are reviewing video to confirm the suspect's actions and vehicle operation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
10 to 11, any update on the video yet? 11, we're watching now, waiting for him to get out of the car so I can get a description of him. Copy. Can you let us know if you witnessed any operation of the motor vehicle?

The helicopter assistance is no longer needed, and police are reviewing camera footage to assess the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
as well. And Chopper, you can go ahead and code 4. Thanks for the help. Alrighty, we copy. Arson, radio. Go ahead. Do you still have an active scene at Sheets? Do you need any assistance out there? They're reviewing the cameras at the moment. 11, do you want Arson to respond now or just stand by? 11, if they could just stand by so that way we can put eyes on the camera footage and see what's actually going on. Arson, I copy.

Police are reviewing video footage to confirm the suspect's identity and actions at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
10-2, car. Car 11, can you review footage at the Sheets and get a better description? We got a male, white, with khaki pants and a plaid Carhartt shirt, black and gray. Can we see if he's the one that left that vehicle? 11, yeah, I'm talking to the supervisor now. We're going to go in the back to get that video footage. Copy, and he's got brown flip-flops. Can you repeat that? He's got brown flip-flops on.

Police have a visual of a suspect matching the description near a hotel parking lot.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Get in the cruiser. He's, uh, 1 Street South of you walking into that, uh, hotel lot right there. Quality units, just east of the parking lot. He's about to maybe walk inside. A male, white, all black. I think it's actually just his feet back. He's walking into there. Oh, 10 to Chopra. I think our description is tan pants and a darker colored shirt. We have somebody matching that description here. Yeah.

The suspect is seen carrying a gas can while walking south from the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:09
Shutdown 60s. Shutdown 60s. Yeah, he's walking just south of you, down that street. Looks like he might have a gas can or something. He's an all-black.

Police are checking for any individuals fleeing the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:04
11 to Topper, do you see anybody running away from our location?

The suspect is observed walking from the truck towards the drive-thru area.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
Negative. Copy. Copy, we think that truck is on the top end of the lot there. He just stepped down in front of the truck and now he's walking back to the drive-thru.

The helicopter is now overhead, assisting with the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:03
Chopper, we're overhead. Copy.

Another officer is joining the response at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
13. 13. You can add me to Sheets. Copy.

Reports indicate no smoke is visible, suggesting the vehicle fire attempt was unsuccessful.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:12
184, you can add us. Copy. What was your disco? 2 Victor. Copy. Caller did say that they don't see any smoke. Don't think that he's done anything successfully yet.

Police are taking precautionary measures to ensure safety at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
Let's put him on a 60, just to be safe. Copy, your 60s.

Additional police units are being dispatched to assist at the scene of the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
the back. S1, can we start another car that way? Copy 10, if you could start that way as well. Sheets, 161 East Campus View. 10, we copy. I'm unsure how close he is to the other pumps or what he's using.

A helicopter is en route to assist with the situation involving the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:29
Chopper to 1. Chopper to 1. Hey, if you could fly over this 16, I've got 11 en route. It's going to be at the Sheets, East Campus View Boulevard in High Cross. 45 years old, 6'2", 210, dark shirt and tan pants, is on cocaine, and is trying to set a white work truck with CCI on the side on fire, saying that they have wires and cables.

Police are responding to a report of a man attempting to set a vehicle on fire at Sheetz. The vehicle is a white work truck with CCI on the side.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
Radio 211. 11, go ahead. Priority 16 at the Sheets, 161 East Campus View Boulevard. 45-year-old male. Okay, it doesn't say. 6'2", 210 pounds, dark shirt, tan pants, 10-19, around 49A, in a white work truck with CCI on the side. Wires and cables in the back, trying to set the vehicle on fire. This is the same truck we just got that call on. At the...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 161 E Campus View Blvd.

Police are maintaining the scene while awaiting the arrival of arson investigators.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:08
S1 to the units over at Sheets, keep that scene held. is going to be responding out. 184, we copy.

Police are coordinating with arson investigators to assist with the investigation.

Columbus PD PTAC 1A · 0:02
Cars 10 to Arson, you back here?
Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:27
11. 11. You can code for arson. There's no signs of any type of fire or attempting to start a fire. Copy. 13, stand by on that. 10, do we still have arson monitoring this air? Arson, are you on the air? Yes, ma'am. Hey, can you go back to A and give me a call on my cell phone? I can give you my number back on A.

Police have detained a suspect and are investigating potential fire-related damage under the vehicle's hood.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
9 EMS 1. 10. 10. Do any of the cars over there at scene see any sort of fire-related damage to the vehicle? We have a witness saying he, the suspect we have detained here was trying to set styrofoam on fire under the hood. Negative, we haven't seen anything like that yet, but suspect is going to have a, is going to be the driver of that vehicle. 11, I'm going to check real quick under the hood. Copy. 11, hold off on that one second. Copy.

Police are reviewing video to confirm the suspect's actions and vehicle operation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
10 to 11, any update on the video yet? 11, we're watching now, waiting for him to get out of the car so I can get a description of him. Copy. Can you let us know if you witnessed any operation of the motor vehicle?

The helicopter assistance is no longer needed, and police are reviewing camera footage to assess the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
as well. And Chopper, you can go ahead and code 4. Thanks for the help. Alrighty, we copy. Arson, radio. Go ahead. Do you still have an active scene at Sheets? Do you need any assistance out there? They're reviewing the cameras at the moment. 11, do you want Arson to respond now or just stand by? 11, if they could just stand by so that way we can put eyes on the camera footage and see what's actually going on. Arson, I copy.

Police are reviewing video footage to confirm the suspect's identity and actions at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
10-2, car. Car 11, can you review footage at the Sheets and get a better description? We got a male, white, with khaki pants and a plaid Carhartt shirt, black and gray. Can we see if he's the one that left that vehicle? 11, yeah, I'm talking to the supervisor now. We're going to go in the back to get that video footage. Copy, and he's got brown flip-flops. Can you repeat that? He's got brown flip-flops on.

Police have a visual of a suspect matching the description near a hotel parking lot.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:30
Get in the cruiser. He's, uh, 1 Street South of you walking into that, uh, hotel lot right there. Quality units, just east of the parking lot. He's about to maybe walk inside. A male, white, all black. I think it's actually just his feet back. He's walking into there. Oh, 10 to Chopra. I think our description is tan pants and a darker colored shirt. We have somebody matching that description here. Yeah.

The suspect is seen carrying a gas can while walking south from the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:09
Shutdown 60s. Shutdown 60s. Yeah, he's walking just south of you, down that street. Looks like he might have a gas can or something. He's an all-black.

Police are checking for any individuals fleeing the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:04
11 to Topper, do you see anybody running away from our location?

The suspect is observed walking from the truck towards the drive-thru area.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:10
Negative. Copy. Copy, we think that truck is on the top end of the lot there. He just stepped down in front of the truck and now he's walking back to the drive-thru.

The helicopter is now overhead, assisting with the situation.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:03
Chopper, we're overhead. Copy.

Another officer is joining the response at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
13. 13. You can add me to Sheets. Copy.

Reports indicate no smoke is visible, suggesting the vehicle fire attempt was unsuccessful.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:12
184, you can add us. Copy. What was your disco? 2 Victor. Copy. Caller did say that they don't see any smoke. Don't think that he's done anything successfully yet.

Police are taking precautionary measures to ensure safety at the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:05
Let's put him on a 60, just to be safe. Copy, your 60s.

Additional police units are being dispatched to assist at the scene of the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:17
the back. S1, can we start another car that way? Copy 10, if you could start that way as well. Sheets, 161 East Campus View. 10, we copy. I'm unsure how close he is to the other pumps or what he's using.

A helicopter is en route to assist with the situation involving the attempted vehicle fire.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:29
Chopper to 1. Chopper to 1. Hey, if you could fly over this 16, I've got 11 en route. It's going to be at the Sheets, East Campus View Boulevard in High Cross. 45 years old, 6'2", 210, dark shirt and tan pants, is on cocaine, and is trying to set a white work truck with CCI on the side on fire, saying that they have wires and cables.

Police are responding to a report of a man attempting to set a vehicle on fire at Sheetz. The vehicle is a white work truck with CCI on the side.

Columbus PD Zn 1 (N/NE) Dispatch · 0:31
Radio 211. 11, go ahead. Priority 16 at the Sheets, 161 East Campus View Boulevard. 45-year-old male. Okay, it doesn't say. 6'2", 210 pounds, dark shirt, tan pants, 10-19, around 49A, in a white work truck with CCI on the side. Wires and cables in the back, trying to set the vehicle on fire. This is the same truck we just got that call on. At the...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 161 E Campus View Blvd.

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courSep 14 at 7:10 PM

cracker trying to commit arson

newalbanyUser2109846015Sep 15 at 3:27 PM

Toasted crackers with cheese 🧀

cattmashSep 14 at 7:21 PM

just a normal monday

jds0319Sep 14 at 7:16 PM

I second Cour’s comment

courSep 14 at 7:10 PM

cracker trying to commit arson

newalbanyUser2109846015Sep 15 at 3:27 PM

Toasted crackers with cheese 🧀

cattmashSep 14 at 7:21 PM

just a normal monday

jds0319Sep 14 at 7:16 PM

I second Cour’s comment

courSep 14 at 7:10 PM

cracker trying to commit arson

newalbanyUser2109846015Sep 15 at 3:27 PM

Toasted crackers with cheese 🧀

cattmashSep 14 at 7:21 PM

just a normal monday

jds0319Sep 14 at 7:16 PM

I second Cour’s comment

courSep 14 at 7:10 PM

cracker trying to commit arson

newalbanyUser2109846015Sep 15 at 3:27 PM

Toasted crackers with cheese 🧀

cattmashSep 14 at 7:21 PM

just a normal monday

jds0319Sep 14 at 7:16 PM

I second Cour’s comment

courSep 14 at 7:10 PM

cracker trying to commit arson

newalbanyUser2109846015Sep 15 at 3:27 PM

Toasted crackers with cheese 🧀

cattmashSep 14 at 7:21 PM

just a normal monday

jds0319Sep 14 at 7:16 PM

I second Cour’s comment

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