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https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/…/2993007a606a11fbd037bf1…NSW Police is set to crack down on serial arsonists as they investigate more than 716 fires that are believed to be deliberate. Here’s how they are planning on tackling the state’s most notorious fire bugs.More than 250 people have been charged since August 2019 with bushfire-related offences.Emergency Services Minister David Elliott said the 19-year-old Strike Force Toronto would be expanded for the first time to zero in on serial arsonists.“It is a genuinely disturbing announcement because a 20-year-old strike force has to be expanded,” he said.“It is unfathomable that anyone would deliberately light a fire in these conditions, but sadly this season we have had to deal with 267 reckless people for bushfire-related offences.Since August 1 last year NSW police have charged 267 people for 328 bushfire-related offences. Of that number 55 people were charged with deliberately lighting bushfires.