Man Erupts Fireball At LA Police Department With Molotov Cocktail Firebomb

A man who reportedly lit and threw a Molotov cocktail firebomb through a Los Angeles Police Department station's door was arrested late Sunday evening, with the incendiary incident caught on camera.

CCTV footage shows Jonathan Rosin, 24, wearing a dark hoody, walking up to the front window of the Topanga Community Police Station at the 21500 block of Schoenborn Street around 12:55 a.m Sunday. He is then seen igniting something hidden under his jacket before throwing it against the station's front doors.

A bright flash of light momentarily blinds the camera as the Molotov cocktail crashes into the glass windows and erupts into a fireball, noted Fox News.

The suspect proceeds to flee the scene as a fire ensues and law enforcement present at the premises of the station chase after him. It’s unclear how many officers were inside the building at the time of the attack.

The Los Angeles Police Department, in a statement on Monday, confirmed that the firebomb shattered upon contact with the window and ignited the flammable liquid inside the Molotov cocktail. A supervisor was reportedly able to extinguish the flames shortly after.

Officers chased Rosin east on Schoenborn Street before they eventually apprehended the suspect.

“Officers went in foot pursuit of Rosin eastbound on Schoenborn Street from Topanga Station. Rosin was taken into custody without incident at Canoga Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard. After Rosin was taken into custody officers observed that he smelled like gasoline,” the statement said.

The Topanga Community Police Station reports that the suspect continues to be uncooperative and law enforcement has yet to find a reasonable motive for the explosive outburst.

Rosin of Los Angeles is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center on a $501,000 bail. He faces charges for "igniting an explosive" as well as a misdemeanor warrant.

LAPD Major Crimes Division is running an investigation with support from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s arson Counter-Terrorism Section.

Police spokeswoman Detective Meghan Aguilar told Fox News that said attacks on police stations are not too common in the Los Angeles area, but admitted that over the past year incidents in the vicinity of law enforcement premises have increased to some degree.