Cars set alight in ‘targeted’ attacks

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Two Cranebrook residents have awoken to find their cars in flames after a series of arson attacks.

At approximately 1.10am on Tuesday, June 4 police were called to the scene on the corner of Ben Nevis Road and McHenry Road.

Police report that an older model Holden sedan carrying two persons of interest approached a Ford Falcon parked on a nature a strip.
The Falcon was then engulfed in an accelerant and set alight.

The alleged arsonists then targeted a nearby blue Holden Commodore, pouring an accelerant under the vehicle and setting the car on fire.

Investigations are ongoing with police believing the attack may have been targeted.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact Nepean Area Command on 4721 9444.

Nicola Barton

A graduate of Western Sydney University, Nicola Barton is a news journalist with the Western Weekender, primarily covering crime and politics.


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