Police probe suspicious vehicle fires in Boggabilla, Goondiwindi

Police are investigating after an alleged stolen vehicle from Queensland was found burning across the border in NSW.

Boggabilla Rural Fire Brigade were called to two separate vehicle fires in the early hours on Saturday. Photo: Goondiwindi News and Views

NSW Police are investigating two separate vehicle fires in Boggabilla that were reported at the weekend.

It’s understood police were patrolling the area about 1am Saturday when they located a Toyota Landcruiser well involved in flames at the intersection of Brown and Fox streets.

Goondiwindi Fire and Rescue and Boggabilla Rural Fire Brigade quickly attended the scene and extinguished the blaze, having also attended another vehicle fire on a private property on Simpson St shortly beforehand.

A Toyota Landcruiser believed to have been stolen from Goondiwindi was located on fire at the intersection of Fox and Brown St in Boggabilla in the early hours on Saturday. Photo: Boggabilla Rural Fire Brigade

Further checks from police revealed the Landcruiser was reported stolen from Goondiwindi.

Police were also notified of another fire which is believed to have occurred in the evening of July 17, where a motorcycle was found burnt out off the Bruxner Highway.

New England Police District officers are investigating both incidents.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Boggabilla Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Originally published as Police probe suspicious vehicle fires in Boggabilla, Goondiwindi