Police were called to Custer Street at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday by a security guard who reported that a man had just started a fire in a leaf pile. [...] the man took an aggressive fighting stance against the police officer while waving the rod again. Joseph, of Warren Street, was charged with reckless burning, simple trespass, assault on a police officer and carrying a dangerous weapon and was held in lieu of a $50,000 court appearance bond.