Several suspicious grassfires over the past fortnight, between Sunday, December 28 and Tuesday, January 6 are under investigation by Strike Force Lafayette.
About 11.45am on Monday, January 5, emergency services responded to reports of a grassfire in Bull Plain Road, Rennie.
Rural Fire Service volunteers put out the blaze, which burnt a small area of grassland.
No property was damaged but police officers commenced an investigation into the circumstances of the fire.
About 6.40pm on Tuesday, January 6, emergency services responded reports of a grassfire at a property on Pattersons and Summerglen Road, Rennie.
About one hectare of grassland was burnt with no property damage and an investigation was also launched into the circumstances.
Murray River Police District Commander Superintendent Paul Smith said there were concerns with hot weather forecast over the coming days.
“We are concerned with hot conditions over the next few days, that there may be more incidents, so we are urging anyone who has dashcam footage or videos to come forward and provide them to Police or submit them through the QR on our Murray River PD Facebook page,” he said.
“This is a senseless act; fires can have a devastating impact and can cause loss of life and there is no place for this type of behaviour in our community.”
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Albury Police or Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.
Information is confidential and the public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
