Arsonist starts new fire in LA — then gets tackled to the ground by neighbors until cops arrive (video)

After a gentleman in the Los Angeles area was seen allegedly lighting a couple of brush fires on Monday, a group of neighbors tackled him to the ground, where he remained until police arrived. (See video from KTLA below.) The arsonist had already started one fire in one of Chatsworth's canyons, and as firefighters arrived to put that one out, he slipped away to light another fire about three minutes down the road. — Read the rest The post Arsonist starts new fire in LA — then gets tackled to the ground by neighbors until cops arrive (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.

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Arsonist starts new fire in LA — then gets tackled to the ground by neighbors until cops arrive (video)
Image: Chatsworth fire from 2020; Glenn Highcove / shutterstock.com

After a gentleman in the Los Angeles area was seen allegedly lighting a couple of brush fires on Monday, a group of neighbors tackled him to the ground, where he remained until police arrived. (See video from KTLA below.)

The arsonist had already started one fire in one of Chatsworth's canyons, and as firefighters arrived to put that one out, he slipped away to light another fire about three minutes down the road. — Read the rest

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