A 32-year-old man is to face court charged with intentionally causing a fire and other offences in the Lake Macquarie area of NSW's Hunter region.
A 32-year-old man is to face court charged with intentionally causing a fire and other offences in the Lake Macquarie area of NSW's Hunter region.
It is alleged he stole a white Ford Falcon ute around 8.15pm on Friday which was later spotted driving dangerously towards Buchanan, north-west of Newcastle.The driver failed to stop and the car was later located well alight on a property in Buchanan. Rural Fire Service officers extinguished the blaze, as well as a small grass fire metres from bushland.Upon release, he was charged with multiple offences, including take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, damage property by fire, intentionally cause fire and be reckless as to its spread and steal motor vehicle.
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