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Latest news: Arson
Arson charges laid over bushfires targeting city park
A man has been charged with five counts of arson following a series of bushfires in Perth's Kings Park and in scrub near a nursing home.
Nov 03, 2023
Two million dollars in illegal tobacco products seized
Tobacco shops in regional Victoria have been searched and more than two million dollars in products seized as part of a probe into the illicit tobacco trade.
Oct 27, 2023
Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness
A man who was led by a psychotic episode to start a fire that claimed three lives at a Sydney boarding house has been cleared of criminal responsibility.
Oct 20, 2023
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Two syndicates targeted in gang war over illegal smokes
There have been 27 arson attacks on businesses across Victoria, almost all of them tobacco stores, in an ongoing feud between crime gangs.
Oct 09, 2023
Volunteer firefighter charged with lighting bushfires
A volunteer firefighter in NSW's Hunter region is accused of deliberately lighting bushfires then joining his crew to help put them out.
Aug 31, 2023
Car blaze likely linked to tobacco trade firebombings
A car fire in Melbourne's north is believed to be linked to a series of firebombings orchestrated by crime syndicates behind Victoria's illegal tobacco trade.
Aug 29, 2023
'Puppets' charged over tobacco trade firebombings
Police have arrested four people over a series of arson attacks on tobacconists, which are believed to have been orchestrated by the illegal tobacco trade.
Aug 18, 2023
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Heat on fire bug wanted over 12 Queensland blazes
An image has been released of a man wanted over a dozen suspicious fires in Queensland's Western Downs region.
Aug 13, 2023
Police probe whether arson case linked to crime war
Victoria Police is probing whether an attack on a Melbourne tobacconist is the latest in a string of firebombings connected to warring crime gangs.
Aug 11, 2023
Crime gang probe after gym targeted by arsonists
Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad are probing a Melbourne gym fire with possible links to organised crime groups.
Jul 16, 2023
Police super squad to tackle gangs behind arson attacks
Three Victoria Police task forces have united to target warring organised crime syndicates behind at least 11 arson attacks in Melbourne.
Jul 13, 2023
Man pleads not guilty over boarding house fire deaths
Richard Hotoran has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder after allegedly causing a blaze at a boarding house in Sydney's inner west.
Jul 07, 2023
Demolition job begins on Sydney building gutted by fire
A burnt-out former factory in central Sydney is slowly being demolished as police speak with a fourth teenage boy about the devastating blaze.
May 30, 2023
Demolition plans set for burnt-out Sydney factory
A burnt-out former hat factory in Sydney that was destroyed by a once-in-a-decade blaze is set to be demolished, allowing for a search for any bodies.
May 29, 2023
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Tight exclusion zone remains after massive Sydney blaze
Police and fire investigators say the site of a massive inner-city building fire in Sydney remains an exclusion zone, with demolition crews assessing risks.
May 27, 2023
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