Man ignites fire near highway and flees into woods, Washington County MN
Fire & ArsonPolice and fire units responded near Highway 13 and Lilydale Road after a man used a red gas can to start a fire near a red Chrysler 300. Officers then searched the wooded area using K-9 and drone support to locate individuals who fled and hid in the woods.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Copy.
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2360.
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Back crawling through the woods.
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Just standby as we try to get positions.
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South of Lilydale Road right to the little drainage ditch.
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Spotlight should be right on it.
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Spotlight is right over the mail.
00:25
Black pants, dark top, laying in a prone position.
00:31
We're gonna get you a couple more bodies over there.
00:35
At Trooper 5, that's a permit.
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I have that location as well.
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I also have that heat signature just south of the squad at a tree that I call now.
00:45
But yeah, I got that guy calling through as well.
00:48
There's also someone standing by themselves,
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straight east of there as well.
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The fence,
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and then if you want to walk us in, we can start making commands.
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We're out to my position.
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2221 to Richfield, we are on Willidale Road to go midlock.
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Copy.
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Is that Mouser running to the road there?
01:22
Yes.
01:25
Perfect, yeah, I've only found that one mail as well.
01:27
We're still searching for number two.
01:33
Even drone, the guy that was laying down is crawling slash walking in northeast from where he was laying.
01:40
Our drone is following him with the spotlight.
01:48
Go ahead, Mitchell.
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Just be advised we have two separate witnesses reporting a mail in a dark jacket by a red Chrysler 300 purposely fired the fire with a red gas canister.
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Okay.
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2032.
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I kind of head towards the fence of that treatment plan.
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That's where he's going.
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Yeah, good track, good track.
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Copy.
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Tractor. The piano tracking pretty hard.
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And they're up, about 50 yards straight ahead of you.
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Ramsey Station 1, Med, assault, 7371, 159th Avenue, in Ramsey.
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Ramsey Station 1, Med, assault, 7371, 159th Avenue, in Ramsey, time 2319.
02:57
That's correctly, can you just change the incident location of centering Kenner-D-Delta?
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That's the team, he's just straight in front of you about 10 yards.
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If there's another team, I do not have eyes on you, stand by.
03:19
You can disregard, they're making contact with the mail now.
03:23
How many fled from this car?
03:28
Jeff, one more outstanding with the J9 is drafted right on.
03:34
Roger, I'm two per five.
03:35
I'm pretty sure I have the second on the north side of Lilydale, Northside.
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Gina.
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8652 to Regina at 2320.
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90171 traffic.
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90171 traffic.
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90171.
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Point 4 Avenue in Bloomquist.
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Mary Victor Edward 833.
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Point there in Bloomquist at 2321.
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Straight in the middle of that wooded area, highway 13 and Lilydale exit.
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There's jet center in the middle.
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I'll keep an eye on the guy laying down if a trooper you can guide those.
04:35
Stick with the officers to guide them in.
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Yeah,
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Roger that.
04:43
If you can work your way down, they're straight to the east of you or northeast.
04:48
I'm trying to find a little better avenue to get you in there.
04:55
Chuck B42 command, do we have a K-9 that's available to come to the ramp off of Lillydale in 13? We can lock this down.
05:05
Where's tail K-9 of the Rock?
05:07
Okay.
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Okay. Yeah.
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I want to tell my tune I can hit that way as well.
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For the Canaan responding, Lilydale Road and 13, right the intersection, communos there, the teams is waiting for you us.
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