'Disgruntled Customer' Sets Items on Fire Using Impromptu Blowtorch

philadelphia police looking for woman who used hairspray and lighter to blowtorch items at store

Police in Philadelphia say they're looking for a woman who appeared to use a can of hairspray and a lighter to set some items on fire at a convenience store. 

In video posted to the Philadelphia Police Department's YouTube page, the suspect can be seen entering the store and producing a can of hairspray from her pocketbook, and igniting the spray with a lighter. The woman can be seen aiming the impromptu blowtorch through an opening in the front counter, where several items were burned. 

No one was injured during the incident. 

Police described the suspect as a mid 30s to early 40 years-of-age, approximately 5’5″, thin to medium build, wearing a flower designed gray tight pants with a white stripe down the outer leg, black jacket, black boots, short red hair, and round earrings. 

Police say they will charge her with arson when they find her. 

The motive for the homemade flamethrower attack isn't clear, but police referred to her as a "disgruntled customer" in the press release. 


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