A 17-year-old teenager suspected of a series of arsons in the urban settlement of Bobr in May 2026 has been detained in the Krupki district, the Investigative Committee reports .

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According to the investigation, the boy always acted according to the same scheme: he set fire to buildings from the outside, after which fires occurred. As a result, both outbuildings and a residential house were damaged. Experts confirmed that the source of the fire was always external, indicating deliberate arsons.
The teenager was quickly identified and detained. He admitted his guilt and explained his actions as mere curiosity and boredom — allegedly, he wanted to see how firefighters work.
It is also known that this young man had previously come to the attention of the police, was registered with the juvenile affairs inspectorate, and his family was recognized as being in a socially dangerous situation. Investigators are checking whether the boy could have been involved in other similar incidents in the district. He is currently in custody, and the cases have been combined into one criminal proceeding.
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