Video captured when a man started a fire outside a police station earlier this week and then was arrested by LAPD officers nearby.
by Staff
August 30, 2024
An officer is shown on video putting out the fire outside the LAPD station earlier this week.
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The Los Angeles Police Department earlier this week arrested a man who police said started a fire outside the front door of one of its police stations. The LAPD released a video showing officers responding from inside and taking the make into custody.
Around 7:15 Monday, the front desk officer and watch commander responded to the front of the station and contained the fire, which resulted in no injuries. Police said a review of surveillance video captured the suspect lighting an object near the station's front door.
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One of the officers is seen knocking some flaming material to the ground and using his foot to stomp out the fire. In the same video, the suspected arsonist is seen standing along the edge of the street nearby.
Officers located the suspect responsible for igniting the fire and placed him under arrest.
Dimitrios Vlahopouliotis, 37, was arrested for arson and an outstanding felony warrant. He was booked at the Metropolitan Detention Center and held on $110,000 bail. The district attorney later filed charges against the man for one count of arson of a structure.
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