Residents living in an apartment building in Glenroy were evacuated overnight following another suspicious fire targeting a tobacco store.
Emergency services were called to the Glenroy Vape Tobacconist on Wheatsheaf Road in Glenroy about 2.30am after reports of a fire.
believe offenders rammed the roller door of the store with a black BMW sedan, before setting the store on fire.The sedan was later found on fire on Shaftesbury Street in Coburg, about 7km from the shop.on Saturday."It's unacceptable that the shop was attacked in this matter, but it also places people at risk when these fires are undertaken.No injuries were reported from either fire.Police believe offenders rammed the roller door of the store with a black BMW sedan.
"Make no mistake – these criminal syndicates and their associated offending linked to illicit tobacco has the complete attention of police," Detective Acting Inspector Mark Kennedy"We will do everything we can to bring this to an end and hold those responsible to account." Police are continuing to investigate both fires and urge anyone with information or CCTV or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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