An 18-year-old man from Warratah will face court today for 5 charges of Malicious Damage, police will allege that he set fire to cars and bins over a 7 day period in separate locations.
About 9.15pm on Thursday 12 December 2019, police attended a dance studio on Port Stephens Road following information it was well-alight after fire spread from a burning garbage bin.
The fire was extinguished and the building sustained major damage.
On the evening of Saturday 14 December 2019, two bins were set alight on William Street.
The following evening, (Sunday 15 December 2019), emergency services attended Port Stephens Road, after reports two cars were alight and caused damage to a nearby building.
About 1am on Wednesday 18 December 2019, another vehicle was set alight in the carpark off Sturgeon Street. The fire was extinguished; however, the blaze caused damage to a nearby shed.
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