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Pdi Confirms Arrest of Subject Who Would Possibly Be Involved in Starting Firebulbs in Punta De Parra

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The Investigative Police (PDI) in a coordinated work with personnel of the Tomé Navy and Public Security, arrested a person in a forest sector behind the departments of Punta de Parra, after being accused of starting firebulbs. Police officers were alerted by neighbors who observed people setting fire in the sector, this during curfew hours, and who, when discovered by neighbors, were on the run through the forest.At the time of their discovery,…

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The Investigative Police (PDI) in a coordinated work with personnel of the Tomé Navy and Public Security, arrested a person in a forest sector behind the departments of Punta de Parra, after being accused of starting firebulbs. Police officers were alerted by neighbors who observed people setting fire in the sector, this during curfew hours, and who, when discovered by neighbors, were on the run through the forest.At the time of their discovery,…

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The 39-year-old had been directly involved and there was sufficient evidence to prove the reprehensible offence.

Following the outbreak of devastating wildfires in southern Chile that have claimed more than 20 lives, another suspected arsonist has been arrested. Police announced on Thursday that a man was apprehended while starting a fire in a wooded area near Punta de Parra. An arrest had already been made on Monday in Biobío and another on Wednesday in Araucanía.

A man was arrested this Thursday in the municipality of Tomé, Biobío Region, after being appointed as responsible for the start of fires that occurred on Wednesday night in the Punta de Parra sector. The subject faces charges for violation of the Law 20,000 on drugs, the Fires Act and for violating the curfew. Currently, he is in units of the Criminal Investigation Brigade (Bricrim) of Tomé, pending the investigations that will be carried out by…

In Tomé, Biobío region, staff of the Anti-Narcotics and Organized Crime Brigade (Brianco) of Curicó arrested on Wednesday night an individual accused of participating in the forest fires that affected the town of Punta de Parra. Civilian police reported that neighbors alerted a group of people who lit fire in the sector during curfew. Upon being surprised, the subjects fled through the forest, but officials managed to locate and capture one of t…

PDI staff reported that neighbors alerted a group of people who lit fire in the sector during curfew. Upon being surprised, the subjects fled through the forest, but officials managed to locate and capture one of them.

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pnt.cl broke the news in on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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