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Firefighters were responding to reports of a possible carbon monoxide leak on the 800 block of S. 13th Street when they saw a man throwing garbage around, RLS Media said citing a police statement.
The man, identified as Dayvon A. Perez, proceeded to climb onto a fire truck in an attempt to vandalize it, police said.
The 19-year-old jumped off the truck and chest bumped a firefighter, then climbed onto another truck and shoved a firefighter, authorities said. Dayvon chest bumped a third firefighter before he was taken into custody.
None of the firefighters were seriously injured, authorities said.
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