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The heat and the drought are partly at the origin of the fires which hit France during the summer, but some were voluntary. 48 people were arrested this summer. How do investigators conduct the investigation?
In Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil (Dordogne)after repeated fires during the summer, the forest was still ablaze, Thursday, September 22. Exasperated, the inhabitants are convinced that it is the work of an arsonist. Surveillance is increasing throughout the region. Four days ago, a gendarmerie helicopter and significant resources were hired to track down the arsonist, without success. During the summer in France, 48 people were arrested for starting fires.
In a laboratory of the gendarmerie, the warrant officer Angelina Jusseaumeof the criminal identification cell, can find fingerprints or DNA on a completely burned lighter. The arsonists are mostly men unknown to the police. “We certainly have a few firefighters, but it’s not a majority. We really have a diversity of profiles“, explains Lieutenant-Colonel Marie-Laure Pezantspokesperson for the National Gendarmerie. So far, out of 48 arsonists, 12 have been sentenced to up to two years in prison.