A fourth car has been set alight in just over one week, amid Wagga’s fire bug scourge.
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It comes after Turvey Park firefighters received reports a car was on fire in East Wagga, early Sunday morning.
The crew arrived in Copland Street after 3am, and had the vehicle extinguished within minutes.
One day earlier, they rushed to Coppabella Drive, in Gobbagombalin, adjacent to Pine Gully Road, to put out another burning car.
Arriving at about 2.30am, the crew was able to successfully put out the flames.
Fire and Rescue NSW members on Saturday, said it was becoming an all too common occurrence.
It comes after a crash at Kooringal on Thursday night, where a burned-out car was all that remained. And days before that, a stolen car was set alight in Ashmont.
Detective Inspector Cloake last week said the offences were most common in Tolland and Ashmont, and were often a result of young people, under the age of 18, looking to go on joy rides.
He encouraged residents to report any suspicious behaviour, such as erratic driving, and to make use of the many anti-theft devices available.