Posted on 03/30/2015 8:14:48 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Authorities have surveillance footage showing the suspected arsonist in last December's spectacular downtown L.A. apartment complex fire parking his vehicle on the 110 Freeway and walking into the half-built structure with cans of fuel, a fire official told a community group.. Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Ruda last week informed members of Echo Park's neighborhood council of new details about the fire, which caused tens of millions of dollars in damage. He said the suspect was still at large.
Officials have offered a $170,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the arsonist behind the blaze that consumed a seven-story building in the Da Vinci apartment complex and damaged the freeway and neighboring buildings.
Investigators believe the suspect "torched that building up from the freeway side and then escaped,” Ruda told the audience of about 20, according to a recording made by an audience member.
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$170K doesn’t attract the snitches from da hood anymore, they should be offering 40’s, blunts and lottery tickets for life.
Don’t release the pictures. You wouldn’t want to actually catch the guy!
I suspect that the suspect in this case was either
a) a professional job as part of an insurance scam
or
b) enviro-terrorist.
Not going to find tips in “the hood” either way.
Indeed. It does seem like they want that 170K to earn some more interest.
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