Video shows Molotov cocktail arsonist in action in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Hollywood police officers are searching for an arsonist in a red Toyota Corolla, who recently targeted a family-owned restaurant with roots in Italy’s small town of Vomero in Naples.

Surveillance video shows the arsonist throwing a Molotov cocktail shortly before 5 a.m., on June 24, at The Broadwalk Restaurant & Grill, at 1400 North Surf Road, police said.

The Molotov cocktail landed near the back door. It didn’t set the building on fire.

About four years ago nearby a fire damaged the Little Venice Pizza Restaurant. La Brochetterie, Blue Wave, Hollywood Grill, At Peru Restaurant, and Ocean Alley.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.


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