National Police agents in Arrecife have arrested a 41-year-old man with a police record as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of damage.
The National Police received a call on the 091 telephone number from a citizen alerting them to a vehicle on fire parked on a street in the capital of Lanzarote. Several police units as well as firefighters were dispatched to the scene, who extinguished the car fire.
The police officers located the owner of the vehicle, who stated that an acquaintance had been threatening to burn his car for some time due to personal disagreements. Several witnesses confirmed his participation in the fire.
The police investigation culminated in the full identification of the alleged perpetrator who was arrested for a crime of damage and placed at the disposal of the competent Judicial Authority.
