Belconnen, ACT, Dec. 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:
A 35-year-old Lyneham man will face court today after allegedly setting a scooter on fire in a basement carpark overnight before the fire expanded and engulfed a nearby vehicle.
About 9pm last night (Friday, 5 December 2025), police received reports of a fire in a basement car park on De Burgh Street in Lyneham.
The 35-year-old man is alleged to have made admissions to starting the fire to a resident of the apartment complex. Police subsequently arrested the man.
The man has been charged with arson building/vehicle and is expected to face the ACT Magistrates court this morning (Saturday, 6 December 2025).
Anyone with information that could assist police is urged...