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Man sets newspapers on fire near Hillsborough RiverwalkHillsborough NC

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Hillsborough Riverwalk, Hillsborough, NC 27278

Fire and emergency units responded to a man setting newspapers on fire near Hillsborough Riverwalk by Gold Park. The small fire was extinguished, and the man was detained and later taken to a warming center.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
There's a man who has newspapers and he's setting them on fire in the middle of the sidewalk.
00:05
What?
00:07
Five... and subject walking towards Weavers three are back towards Inna River...
00:20
...inor River Mountain access.
00:27
We call was not able to advise due to them being on the run, they were just calling it into notify us.
00:33
2.31, send your crew over here, help me start walking the trail.
00:43
Vehicles.
00:48
Communications.
00:50
Have hills repeating, let them know I enter on the parking deck side,
00:53
walking down the Gold Park Trail.
01:00
I got contact communications.
01:01
Have police come in at the parking deck next to my truck, lights on.
01:04
Come over the bridge, over the creek.
01:06
You'll see me. I got a male subject wearing a bright green yellow jacket stomping on newspaper at this time.
01:15
204 copy at 724.
01:17
(name withheld).
01:19
(name withheld).
01:20
Captain Gerard.
01:23
Go ahead.
01:26
When you all get here, there's a little pile of smoldering embers.
01:29
Will you just take care of that, I'm going to walk him up here to the car?
01:33
Can you? Well, let's use that location, Chief.
01:36
I'm on the far side of the parking deck where the trail starts to go across the river.
01:41
Everything's been for a code green.
01:43
He's extremely cold.
01:46
Careful.
01:51
Engine 231 is in route and I'll sing.
01:59
231 in route, Arnstein, Nash and College at 727.
02:07
Thanks copy, clear, patient refusal,
02:10
in route north, 727.
02:17
Communications, 204.
02:25
There's no hazards.
02:26
We're taking care of the little of access that are left.
02:29
Crystal police is going to be transporting to the warming center.
02:35
204, Kathy 729.

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Hillsborough Riverwalk, Hillsborough, NC 27278

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