Other / Not Specified, Other Business Albuquerque, NM – Sprinkler systems help protect businesses in string of arson fires November 29, 2016 viking210 The Federal Bureau of Investigations confirms one person is in custody following a string of fires at several Albuquerque businesses Saturday morning. Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden would not elaborate on the suspect’s connection to the fires. “We do have a person in custody and we firmly believe that our community is safe and this should not happen again,” said Chief Eden. The FBI is leading the investigation and they have not released any details on who was taken into custody or what charges that person faces. APD says it is helping the FBI, ATF and State Police gather evidence. Albuquerque Police Arrested the suspect Saturday morning in connection with a fire at the Barnes and Noble at Coronado Center, another fire at the Old Navy Store on Cutler near San Mateo and a fire at the Shred It center on Broadway. Those businesses all suffered fire and smoke damage as well as water damage from sprinkler systems set off by the fires. There were similar incidents at three Starbucks locations in Albuquerque on Friday morning.
