Police seek public's help after spate of suspicious fires in Northland
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Police are investigating a spate of suspicious fires in Northland, with the latest involving road cones being set alight.
Emergency services were called to a fire on Pataua North Road, Whareora on the morning of 20 May.
"At around 7am, about 15 T8 Traffic Control cones were taken from a stretch of road under maintenance, stacked in the middle of the road, covered in diesel and set alight," Detective Sergeant Paul Overton said.
"A second set of stacked cones were set alight further up the road."
Detective Sergeant Overton said over the past seven months, police have received several reports of suspicious bush and scrub fires in the Matapouri, Tutukaka, Ngunguru and Pataua areas.
"We encourage anyone who was in these areas or has any information about any of these fires to get in touch," he said.
Anyone with information that could help police's enquiries, are urged to update police online or call 105. Please use the reference number 250520/3428.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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