Man, 24, throws Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles police station but is caught moments later by cops
A firebomb attack on a Los Angeles Police station was caught on surveillance camera and the suspect was caught soon after carrying out the assault.
Jonathan Rosin, 24, could be seen throwing a Molotov cocktail at the building before making a run for it just after midnight on Sunday.
The incident was seen by several police officers who quickly ran after the man and immediately arrested him.
A man threw a firebomb at a Los Angeles police station and was chased down by officers and arrested - No one was hurt in the Sunday night attack
Jonathan Rosin, 24, approached the Topanga station just after midnight, lit a glass bottle containing a flammable liquid and threw it at the front window before sprinting away
Video shows Rosin walking toward the door of the police station before chucking the bottle which immediately smashed and ignites into an orange fireball.
The man runs away followed by several police officers around 20 seconds later.
It's not known how many officers were inside the building at the time. Incredibly, nobody was injured.
Officers took Rosin, who is believed to be homeless, into custody without incident at a nearby intersection and 'observed that he smelled like gasoline,' police said.
The bottle shattered and ignited setting the area around it ablaze
The blaze was intense as the bottle exploded on impact releasing a fireball
Officers gave chase on foot while a supervisor extinguished the flames Officers
The Los Angeles man was booked for igniting an explosive and an unspecified misdemeanor warrant, and was being held on $500,000 bail, police added.
The LAPD Major Crimes Division is now handling the investigation.
The LAPD say the suspect was uncooperative and the motive for the firebombing remains unclear.
Attacks on police stations in the Los Angeles area are rare but the number has increased over the past year.
A Los Angeles man was booked for investigation of igniting an explosive and an unspecified misdemeanor warrant, and was being held on $500,000 bail
Nobody was injured in the attack with the only damage being suffered a cracked window
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