Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Police in Playa del Carmen have arrested a 32 year old man for threatening to explode an LP tank. The incident happened Saturday afternoon on the roof of a home in the Misión de las Flores subdivision.
Neighbors called police who requested firemen after arriving to find the man holding a lighter to a tank. Police proceeded to arrest Daniel “N” from Chiapas after his chase came to an end when he fled on foot upon their arrival.
The SSC did not provide a reason for the explosion threat in their statement.
Seguridad Ciudadana Solidaridad “Municipal Police arrested a person who allegedly threatened to explode a gas tank on the roof of a home in the Misión de las Flores subdivision.
“After receiving the report, the Preventive Police officers arrived at Jamaica Street where they observed a subject standing on the roof of a home next to a stationary gas tank, threatening to explode it while holding a lighter.
“After requesting the support of the Firefighters, the officers arrested Daniel “N” aged 32 from Chiapas, when he tried to flee and was placed at the disposal of the State Attorney General’s Office for the corresponding legal purposes.”
