Man charged with arson after Aldinga Beach home gutted by fire, car set alight
A man will face court after being arrested over multiple fires that broke out at an Aldinga Beach property.
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A man has been arrested and will face court after repeated arson attacks on a home and two cars in Aldinga Beach.
The 20-year-old Davoren Park man has been charged with four counts of arson and one counts of failing to truly identify the driver of a vehicle after police attended an Angle Vale property on Tuesday.
His arrest follows investigations into multiple fires at a Pebble Court address in Aldinga Beach earlier this month.
Police attended on July 15 around 1.15am after an allegedly stolen Kia sedan was reversed into the driveway of a home and crashed into the garage door.
The vehicle was then set alight and subsequently rolled out of the driveway, crossing over the road to two neighbouring properties where it caused further damage to a fence and pergola, police said.
Crime Gangs Task Force investigators identified a second car allegedly seen travelling to Aldinga Beach in convoy with the Kia.
On Tuesday police located the registered owner of the white 2015 Toyota HiLux at an Angle Vale property – and arrested the 20-year-old man at the home.
The vehicle has been seized along with other alleged evidence.
Residents of the street told The Advertiser a second fire had broken out on Saturday, July 19, with a third fire starting around 1am on July 21.
The third fire gutted the family home, but around 30 firefighters were able to contain the blaze that caused an estimated $200,000 damage before neighbouring homes were damaged.
Six teens were later arrested over the two subsequent blazes after an epic 70km police pursuit that ended in Two Wells, north of Adelaide.
Investigations are continuing in relation to these incidents.
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