VIDEO: California thug tries to light store clerk on fire after dousing him with lighter fluid, then rides away on a scooter

Police released security video of a thug trying to light a convenience store clerk on fire before riding a scooter away in California.

Santa Ana police released the video footage from an incident at a meat market on the 1800 block of S. Standard Street on Oct. 25 at about 11:51 a.m.

The video shows a number of customers at the store before a man approaches the clerk and forcefully pushes away a female customer. He douses the clerk and the cash register with lighter fluid, but the clerk tries to swat his hands away as the thug attempts to light them on fire and grab the money at the same time.

The customers rush away from the struggle. Police said the suspect demanded money in Spanish before giving up and running away. He fled the scene on a Razor-type of scooter, according to investigators.

It is unclear if anyone was harmed, but the suspect was unable to steal any of the money in the register.

Police have been unable to identify the man and are seeking help from the public to apprehend him. They described him as a Hispanic male wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt with "Dirty Bird" printed on the front in white lettering. He also wore gray pants, gray Vans shoes, and a black, disposable face mask.

An unrelated attempted arson attack in California was similarly captured on security video in Jan. 2023. The video shows two men tossing gasoline onto a tax preparation business in Bakersfield before one of them falls and accidentally catches himself on fire.

Firefighters were able to respond quickly to limit the damage from the arson attack, but the owner said that the business was also robbed the next day after his cameras were deactivated by the fire.

Here's the video of the attack:

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