Car fires in Newcastle

Two teenagers have been arrested and bailed after five cars were set on fire in Newcastle.

Inspector Deborah Alderson, from Northumbria Police said:

Anyone with information is being asked to contact Northumbria Police on 101.

Police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a spate of car fires in Newcastle.

Five cars were set alight in the Walker area at around 2:30am on Sunday 2nd June. Two youths - aged 13 and 17 - have been arrested on suspicion of arson and a separate burglary at the home of a pensioner.

Both teenagers have been released on police bail.

A police investigation is continuing after five cars were set on fire - just metres apart - in the early hours of Sunday, June 3.

It happenned in the Walker area of Newcastle. Some of the vehicles are beyond repair.

A police investigation is underway after five cars were set on fire in the early hours of this morning,, June 2.

The cars - many of which were badly damaged - appear to have been randomly set alight in the Walker area of Newcastle.

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Northumbria Police are investigating a number of cars fires in Newcastle.

Officers received a report of five cars being set on fire in the Walker area of Newcastle just before 2:30am today, June 2.

The cars were in different locations around Sunningdale Avenue and Welbeck Road.