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Man in high-vis sets Mercedes alight in driveway of Sydney home

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Source : Perth Now news

A man wearing high-vis has been filmed on CCTV setting a Mercedes SUV alight in the driveway of a Sydney home.

Emergency services rushed to a home on Stoddart St at Roselands, in Sydney’s southwest, about 1am on Monday.

Police and firefighters allegedly found the Mercedes fully engulfed in flames in the driveway of the home.

A man wearing high-vis poured an accelerant on the Mercedes before setting it alight. NSW Police Credit: Supplied Source Known

Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the car was destroyed.

Police said another Toyota HiLux parked on Stoddard St was also doused in fuel and received minor damage.

“Police established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the incident, which is believed to be targeted,” a spokesman said.

The Mercedes SUV was destroyed in the blaze. Picture: NSW Police
The Mercedes SUV was destroyed in the blaze. NSW Police Credit: Supplied Source Known
Another car was also set alight. Picture: NSW Police
Another car was also set alight. NSW Police Credit: Supplied Source Known

Footage of the incident shows a man wearing a long sleeve, high-visibility shirt and pants loitering along Stoddart St before he walks up to the Mercedes, pours an accelerant on the car and sets it alight.

“He is believed to have left in a light-coloured sedan towards King Georges Rd,” a police spokesman said.

Anyone with information about the incident or was in the area at the time and has dashcam or footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.