Police car arson arrests in Slagelse, Denmark, Digi Mart USA News (Slagelse, Denmark): Two young men, aged 17 and 18, have been arrested and charged with setting fire to one of the police patrol cars during the night to Sunday. According to the duty officer at the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police, Jannick Hallø, the incident was reported at 00:02.
Hallø said officers were already in Slagelse investigating a separate matter when they received word that a patrol vehicle was on fire. When the officers returned to the car, they could see visible flames.
They first attempted to extinguish the fire themselves with a powder extinguisher before firefighters arrived to assist.
The arrests followed the police investigation. The two suspects were detained on Sunday evening and are charged with intentional arson.
They have not yet been released, and police are considering whether they should be brought before a court for a remand hearing under the Danish constitution, Hallø said.
No one was injured in the incident.
