A specialist police taskforce has been set up to investigate a wave of arson attacks on inner Melbourne hospitality venues, which have baffled law enforcement and venue proprietors over the past three weeks.
Fifteen incidents since 14 April, mostly fires and alleged arson attempts at restaurants, nightclubs and bars in the city’s CBD, South Melbourne, South Yarra and Prahran, will be rolled into the investigation, according to a statement from Victoria police on Tuesday.
