Police are appealing for help against car fires – Aftonbladet

Crime. the past week has been the emergency alarm on a series of car fires in the Malmö area.

Now ask the police the public for help.

During the night, received emergency services turn out to eight burning cars in six different addresses in Malmo and nearby areas, says Paul Bjurehed, internal officers of rescue Service South, to TT. Last Thursday evening and night of Friday stabbed nine cars on fire in areas like Rosengård, Augustenborg and Nydala.

In order to prevent more car fires appeals Police in the South region now on support from the public .

– We’re actively help of information from people about what they see and are themselves more visible in places where bilbränderna occurred. Of the residents in these neighborhoods like the 99 percent have peace and quiet. Those who adopts the fires are working in the dark and the police can not be in place at every meter. Already now we see that people want to help but so far it has not yet led to that we have a formal suspect in the fires. We think it is about young men who roam, says Ewa-Gun Westford spokesman for police in the South region, said.

Affects emergency response

In addition, working police prevention through to redirect resources to the neighborhoods where cars burned, use their knowledge of groups and individuals who are driving around, and by police helicopter.

So far, the monitoring by helicopter only led to police come on some burglars, says Ewa-Gun Westford, which permits the reallocation of resources going out of the emergency police work.

– People will perhaps wait a little longer for our help.

decreased over time

the month of August usually particularly marked by unrest, according to Ewa-Gun Westford, but do not want to speculate about bilbränderna will continue.

Despite landscaped car fires in general has increased in the country, they have over time decreased in Malmo, in addition to an alarming increase in the last two months, she said.

FACTS

70 car fires in Malmo summer

During the night, snatched the rescue to eight car fires at several addresses in nearby areas in Malmö. During Thursday were five cars on fire in just under an hour in Rosengård, Augustenborg and Nydala. A total of 13 cars have fire damaged after nine cars set on fire during Thursday night and the early hours of Friday.

No one has been injured in the fires, and the police have no suspects.

Since July 1 this year, over 70 car fires have occurred in Malmo.

During the spring, more car fires also occurred in Stockholm Uppsala, Eskilstuna, Malmö and Norrköping.

During the night, got the rescue service in Blekinge turn out a car fire at Ronneby Brunn.

Source: police Southern region, Southern region Emergency Services.

14 August 2016 07:05