More than 50 people have been arrested over alleged attacks on venues since April, but police still don’t know what’s behind the crime waveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe white Mercedes E300 sedan is stolen, the number plates cloned. Inside are allegedly three teenagers from suburbs in Melbourne’s outer west, and a jerry can.Police claim they have been recruited by someone they’ve never met to set alight hospitality businesses for no particular reason. Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/23/melbourne-bars-nightclubs-restaurants-firebombing-arson-attacks-arrests-crime-wave