The National Police of Arrecife has arrested a 42-year-old man, with a police record, as the alleged perpetrator of several crimes of damage due to intentional fires.
Between March 8 and 13 of this year, several fires occurred in central streets of the capital of Lanzarote. A total of 21 containers, 9 vehicles and numerous damages to facades, including a school.
In order to determine the origin of these fires, an arduous police investigation began in which the investigators confirmed that they were intentional, thus focusing efforts on identifying the person responsible for them.
The police operation culminated in the identification and location of the alleged perpetrator. After his arrest and being placed at the disposal of the competent Judicial Authority, his immediate imprisonment was decreed.
The National Police informs that so far this year and with this arrest, two people have already been arrested for similar events.