Four vehicles have been deliberately set alight outside 7 Crissa Street, Tarneit 3029 in the early hours of Wednesday 9 September 2026, prompting a major police investigation into what detectives believe was a targeted attack.
Emergency services were called to the address shortly after 3:40am following reports that multiple vehicles were on fire in the front garden of the property.
It is understood offenders arrived in a silver vehicle before igniting four cars parked outside the home, then fleeing the scene before police and CFA (Country Fire Authority) firefighters arrived.
The occupants of the property were evacuated as a precaution while firefighters battled the intense blaze. No injuries have been reported.
The vehicles damaged in the fire include two BMWs, a 1997 Holden Acclaim Series II sedan (expired rego OCF545) and a heavily burned 4WD, which was so severely damaged it was largely unrecognisable. A partial registration plate on the 4WD appeared to begin with “ALTA….”.
Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrived at the scene on Wednesday morning, examining the charred wreckage and making inquiries in the surrounding streets.
A woman wearing a purple head scarf was seen leaving the premises approx. 09:36am and walking down Crissa Street, away from VicPol investigators.
A fifth vehicle, a white 2015 Ford dual-cab ute displaying P-plates, was parked in the driveway after daylight. It was not damaged by fire. It is not known whether the ute was at the property when the attack occurred or arrived after the blaze had been extinguished.
