FOUR people have been arrested after an alleged arson attack on a vacant building in Moorabbin.
The fire broke out at the Nepean Highway building at around 12.40am on 17 September. Emergency services attended and extinguished the blaze, leaving the building with moderate damage.
After the fire, police followed an allegedly stolen Subaru Forester to Berwick-Cranbourne Road in Clyde North. They used stop sticks to pull the car over at around 1.20am.
A 22-year-old Carrum Downs man, a 20-year-old Noble Park man, a 21-year-old Noble Park man, and an 18-year-old Frankston man were arrested and charged with criminal damage by fire, going equipped to steal, theft of motor vehicle, driving in a manner dangerous, and committing an indictable offence while on bail. They were each remanded in custody to appear at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court.
First published in the Frankston Times – 23 September 2025