Court official ID'd Hollywood arsonist Harry Burkhart HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Police were tipped off in the arrest of the alleged Hollywood, Calif., arsonist by an official who saw Harry Burkhart have an outburst in immigration court. Burkhart, a 24-year-old German national, was recently present for a case regarding his mother when he erupted, shouting anti-American statements in court, the Los Angeles Times reported. An official involved in the case recognized Burkhart in images the police released from a surveillance tape after a car fire at the Hollywood & Highland shopping center. The official identified Burkhart to the police. When Burkhart's blue Dodge minivan was identified, police set up a roadblock on Laurel Canyon Boulevard. At 3 a.m., the minivan was spotted in West Hollywood. When officers pulled it over, they found Burkhart along with fire starter packs in the car. "He had the right stuff in his van and I am confident in the arrest," Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck told the Times.