Police are investigating after two vehicles and a home were set alight in Charlestown overnight.
\nSometime between 5.30pm and 8pm yesterday (Wednesday 23 October 2019), police have been told a Hyundai i30 was found on fire at a home on Whitburn Close, Charlestown.
\nNeighbours and Fire and Rescue NSW assisted in extinguishing the blaze.
\nOfficers from Lake Macquarie Police District were called and attended the scene.
\nWhile at this home, police received reports of another vehicle fire on Merran Avenue, Charlestown.
\nPolice have been told a man noticed his vehicle, a Subaru Forester, was on fire and extinguished the blaze.
\nHe then noticed two separate small fires at the sides of the home; all the blazes were extinguished.
\nOfficers from Lake Macquarie PD were called to the scene and commenced an investigation.
\nPolice believe the two incidents are linked.
\nPolice are appealing for anyone who may have CCTV footage or dash cam footage from around these times in the area to contact Belmont Police on 4922 8899 or to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
\nLake Macquarie Police District Duty Officer, Chief Inspector David Matthews, said this is a timely reminder for residents to revisit their home security.
\n\u201cAlways try to park vehicles inside a garage where possible, never leave valuables inside your car and in plain sight, and always remember to lock the door before walking away.
\n\u201cThese may seem like simple reminders but they can help you avoid becoming a victim of crime,\u201d Ch Insp Matthews said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Police are investigating after two vehicles and a home were set alight in Charlestown overnight. Sometime between 5.30pm and 8pm yesterday (Wednesday 23 October 2019), police have been told a Hyundai i30 was found on fire at a home on Whitburn Close, Charlestown. Neighbours and Fire and Rescue NSW assisted in extinguishing the blaze. Officers … Continue reading “Police investigate suspicious car fires – Charlestown”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}