12 bushfires may be work of arsonists The Australian online.
NSW police believe a staggering 12 bushfires may have been deliberately lit by arsonists during Tuesday’s “catastrophic” fire conditions.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith said arson wasn’t a “five-minute job” and any suspected firebugs were likely to have methodically planned out their crime............................
He pledged to “put people before a court” if officers determined arson was a factor behind any of Tuesday’s bushfires.
“We’re following up hundreds of incident reports from crime stoppers and we are still encouraging more.”
A crime scene has been established near scorched bushland at South Turramurra where police are investigating the origins of the fire to try and confirm if it was sparked by an arsonist.
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