Suspect in Long Beach accused of lighting residents' American flags on fire
Video footage shows Long Beach man allegedly setting fire to US flags on residents' porches
A man in Long Beach, California, was arrested Thursday after footage appears to show him lighting residents' American flags on fire.
The suspect moved from home to home with a lighter around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, according to FOX 11.
A series of reports came in later that morning of multiple burned flags along Iroquois Avenue and Hackett Avenue.
A still from video footage shows a man allegedly setting an American flag on fire in Long Beach, Calif. (KTTV)
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One burning flag fell on top of a resident's parked BMW, which became engulfed in flames
Long Beach Police cars in 2013 (Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
The suspect reportedly targeted American and military flags but left others untouched. Police say over a dozen properties were vandalized.
Ring doorbell footage from one household appears to capture the suspect struggle to ignite a flag in a resident's driveway.
The suspect was reportedly identified by locals using the footage, and police have made an arrest.
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The suspect's identity has not released, and his motives are still unknown.
Police also have not yet announced what charges the suspect is facing.
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