Man is arrested after suspected firebombing rocked a lawyers’ office and a government building in Gosford
A 66-year-old man has been arrested over a suspected firebombing in Gosford.
The man was arrested at a home in Wallarah, on NSW’s Central Coast, at 1.30pm on Friday as investigations continue into several explosions and a fire.
He has been taken to Wyong Police Station.
It comes after a Legal Aid building and a lawyers’ offices were hit in an arson attack in Gosford at 2.20pm on Thursday.
Emergency services were initially called to the Legal Aid building on Donnison Street following reports of explosions.
A short time later, police were called to the Kensmen building on the same street following reports of a fire and of smoke coming out of the third floor.
It comes after police released a CCTV image of a man they wished to speak to who was seen in the area at the time of the incident.
The grainy picture shows a white-haired man wearing a surgical mask, dull green cap and T-shirt and jeans with a bag sitting by his feet.
It comes after police released a CCTV image (pictured) of a man they wished to speak to who was seen in the area at the time of the incident
Officers were seen showing residents of an apartment building the photo until late on Thursday night.
Police said they were following a tip off and did not identify anyone of interest in the building.
More to come.
