A man has been charged following a fire in the state's south.
About 4:45am on Wednesday 4 December 2024, emergency services were called to a school in Barclay Street, Eden following reports of a fire.
Fire & Rescue NSW officers extinguished the fires prior to police arrival.
Officers attached to South Coast Police District allegedly located three Molotov cocktails and the school was declared a crime scene.
The total estimated damage is believed to be in excess of $160,000.
At 5pm yesterday, 11 December 2024, police executed a search warrant at a property in Emblem Street, Eden where a 58-year-old man was arrested.
He was taken to Eden police station and charged with:
- Break and enter
- Commit Serious Indictable offence
- Malicious Damage by Fire and Explosive (three counts)
He was refused bail to appear at Batemans Bay Local Court today, Thursday 12 December 2024.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
