Overview
- Police arrested a 36-year-old in Britz following Friday's fires that scorched two cars, a motorhome and several trash bins.
- Officers stopped the suspect around Buschkrugallee shortly after midnight and took him into custody.
- The man is known to police as a repeat offender and was sent to prison because a prior arrest warrant was active.
- Firefighters and police teams put out all blazes in the Hufeisensiedlung area and a nearby allotment site, and no injuries were reported.
- A specialized arson squad from Berlin’s state criminal office (LKA) and the local criminal police now lead the inquiry, with formal charges to follow after forensic work.