Posted on 01/10/2025 7:19:25 AM PST by Morgana
A homeless man allegedly trying to start a fire with a blowtorch was tackled and zip-tied by furious Los Angeles locals carrying out a citizens' arrest.
Locals claim the man was riding a bicycle around the Woodland Hills neighborhood on Thursday afternoon and carrying a large 'propane tank or a flamethrower'.
Community members claim they surrounded the man, brought him to the ground, and tied him up with zip ties after they allegedly saw him trying to set fire to an object behind a vehicle.
One local said the man was 'very focused on moving forward with the blow torch', telling FOX 11 the suspect said: 'I can't stop. I can't stop. I'm not putting this down. I'm doing this.'
Police were called to the 21700 block of Ybarra Road in Woodland Hills around 4.30pm, after the man was stopped by locals.
Local Renata Grinshpun recalled how the community 'really banded together as a group'. She told KTLA: 'A few gentlemen surrounded him and got him on his knees. They got some zip ties, a rope and we were able to do a citizens' arrest.'
LAPD has confirmed the cause of the unruly Kenneth Fire, which erupted late Thursday afternoon in the San Fernando Valley and is rapidly tearing through the West Hills, is being investigated as a crime.
Authorities have one suspect in custody who is believed to have intentionally started a fire, but have confirmed the person's identity. It is currently unclear whether the man detained by Woodland Hills locals was found to have any connection to the wildfires or if he has been formally charged.
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And still no name or immigration status of the alleged perp. Or is his name “Climate Change”?
Drumming up business for the looting gangs. I wonder what the pay is like?
I’m wondering if this is a false flag to deflect attention away from poor water management and the importing of tons of illegals using up water into a state, the southern portion of which is desert.
Try this in Texas.
Ha! That’s what we need to start calling all of the illegal INVADERS ....
Sr Cambio Climático
U never will understand this. Wildfires always bring firebugs. Why? Mass hysteria? Much like psychological illness like suicide or gender confusion. Comes in waves. Really makes me wonder about the “hive” psychology of humans. I am sure it’s studied and understood by Madison Avenue.
Possible perp....
And see what happens.
Most of the homeless/junkies are white.
I wonder if the Citizens who made the “Arrest” will be charged with a Hate Crime.
The illegal alien is quite brown.
I just watched a video on youtube. It made no freaking sense.
It said he had the propane tank and blowtorch because he couldn’t afford a lighter to smoke weed. WAT?
“The illegal alien is quite brown.”
Cookie boy has been out in the sun too long.
A fossil fuel did it !
Libs views change when it’s their own lives and fortunes at the stake. It looks like they may have this guy on multiple counts of arson, each of which carries up to 9 years in state prison. This guy will be made an example of, no matter his race and status. He’s going down, and he’s going down hard
Shudda zip-tied his neck
As we know, guilt or innocence is determined by relative light reflectivity.
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