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Man seated in fire behind restaurant taken into custodyCharlotte NC

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Near East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Firefighters and police responded to a small outdoor fire near East Boulevard behind a restaurant. A man was seen sitting in the fire and was taken into custody. The fire was extinguished and an investigator was requested to determine the cause.

Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
Hedron D Delta for outside fire near East Boulevard
00:05
Hedger 2, Ushalli D Delta for outside fire near East Boulevard.
00:12
Cross Street at Kenilworth Ave, it's not at.
00:17
One zone, same.
00:21
10-4[1].
00:27
Negative 4 alarm.
00:28
So we have nothing else.
00:33
Negative engine 4.
00:34
It was just the phase 2, which is the Woodward address, but never confirmed by the caller.
00:39
And then the rapid SOS.
00:42
But again, they never confirmed the address.
00:56
Two 911 calls, one from the owner of the property saying they see a male sitting in a fire, possibly homeless.
01:04
He says it's going to be in the back of the property near one of the grease traps for one of the restaurants.
01:10
Your male subject is wearing a black hat, a mask,
01:13
and looks like a worker's jumpsuit, the police are en route.
01:19
They got me.
01:25
Davis, the battalion one's clear.
01:27
Everything's 10-4[1].
01:29
David, the battalion one clear, 23, 43.
01:37
Alarms the engine two.
01:38
Police say they are on scene.
01:41
We're on scene as well.
01:43
We're investigating.
01:44
We've got CMPEDE with us.
01:49
10-4[1] engine two.
01:58
CDS, I think Cuts, it is going to be a small fire near the garage.
02:03
We're going to extinguish.
02:08
10-4[1]-102.
02:11
4-102.
02:14
Small-ridge-2.
02:18
Go ahead.
02:21
I don't know, they told you turn over.
02:23
We went out last night, uh,
02:26
mellow night on night yet for the same circumstances.
02:32
Okay.
02:35
Arm is in 22,
02:37
20 minutes, CPR, 20 minutes.
02:42
We have a four.
02:47
I'm from engine two.
02:50
Agent two, go ahead.
02:53
Can we get an investigator on this channel, please?
03:00
Before into two.
03:05
Death theaters on Delta.
03:10
Hey, this is Engine 2.
03:12
We're over here near East Boulevard.
03:16
We had to extinguish a fire.
03:19
He started underneath the,
03:23
right here in the parking deck.
03:25
Apparently this is multiple times with the suspect.
03:28
Please have them in custody.
03:30
They're requesting that you come out so I guess they can charge the suspect.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.

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Near East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

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