Overview

• Several witnesses spotted a man tampering with a parked Land Rover on Marzahner Straße shortly before it caught fire.
• After the vehicle ignited, the 25-year-old suspect fled on a bicycle but was detained by police nearby in Alt-Hohenschönhausen.
• Officers recovered gloves smelling of gasoline and a lighter from the suspect during a search at the scene.
• The Landeskriminalamt has taken over the investigation and plans to present the suspect to a detention judge on Friday.
• The arrest follows a wave of recent car fires in Neu-Hohenschönhausen, including three vehicles torched earlier this week and a series of incidents in late 2024.