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Man sets fire at gas station waving knives, Compton CA

audio iconFire & Arson
Rosecrans Ave & N Santa Fe Ave, Compton, CA 90221

A man in his 20s wearing a yellow and blue shirt waved two knives and set a trash can on fire next to a gas pump at a gas station near Rosecrans Ave and N Santa Fe Ave.

Audio|Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff Dispatch 9 - Carson/Compton
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Transcript:
102300 handle in unit take the assist 19 possible 451[1] Santa Fe Avenue Rosecrans Avenue at the gas station Melosthenic 20s wearing yellow and blue shirt waving two knives set trash can on fire next to the gas pump tag 180 unit to assist The unit take the assist right in 19
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[1]
451: Arson

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Rosecrans Ave & N Santa Fe Ave, Compton, CA 90221

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