Man arrested for arson in connection to huge apartment fire in downtown Phoenix

[TacMedic]

Impressive that they got him so quickly. Good for them!

 

[Suck My Glock]

I'm curious how they found him.

The news report I watched said he had thrown a molotov cocktail into the place to start it. Was there one of those portable surveillance trailers you see at such sites that recorded this? Did they pull prints off of some glass at the center of the fire from the bottle? And was he in any way connected with the disturbances down there in recent days?

 

[Boriqua]

I'm curious how they found him.

The news report I watched said he had thrown a molotov cocktail into the place to start it. Was there one of those portable surveillance trailers you see at such sites that recorded this? Did they pull prints off of some glass at the center of the fire from the bottle? And was he in any way connected with the disturbances down there in recent days?

I figure in any city setting or even large suburb you will have cameras every where. Businesses have them out front and in store, people with ring and other home monitoring systems .. Even if you dont see it .. you are constantly being watched when outdoors and it just takes someone to look at a few videos and put the pieces together.

Here is someone down the block from the scene buying gas and putting it in beer bottles, Here is the same guy walking across the street from the scene .. Here he is on another camera shaking his fist at the building and here he is on another camera cutting up tee shirts into rags ... yup .. think we have someone to question. :mrgreen:

 

[Gunslinger808]

I'm curious how they found him.

The news report I watched said he had thrown a molotov cocktail into the place to start it. Was there one of those portable surveillance trailers you see at such sites that recorded this? Did they pull prints off of some glass at the center of the fire from the bottle? And was he in any way connected with the disturbances down there in recent days?

Pretty cut and dry, already been positively identified by his employer...

one business owner identified Hopkins as one of his employees who lives in a van on their property.

 

[smithers599]

one business owner identified Hopkins as one of his employees who lives in a van on their property.

Down by the river?

 

[TheJediknight]

Anybody know what is going on in Mesa?

Looks like someone's trying to burn down the mountain....

 

[Manitu]

Perhaps a failing developer regrets hiring that discount arsonist?

 

[Boriqua]

Anybody know what is going on in Mesa?

Looks like someone's trying to burn down the mountain....

Big fire off the 87 I think near sugerloaf. As if yesterday zero containment. Was out riding Sunday early... mountains look wild