Man Charged Over Deliberately Lit Rocherlea Fire

Police have charged a man in relation to a deliberately lit fire which damaged a unit at Rocherlea yesterday.

About 7.55am on Friday 16 October, emergency services responded to reports of a structure fire on Grevillea Court.

Tasmania Fire Service crews extinguished the fire, and fire investigators determined it was deliberately lit.

A 29-year-old from Rocherlea has been charged with offences including 1x arson, 2x aggravated burglary, 5x stealing, 2x trespass, 1x unlawful possession of property.

He was detained to appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court today (17 October).

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