[17 AUG 00] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Three Arrested After Rugby Arson Attacks

Three men arrested by police investigating two arson attacks in Rugby earlier this week have been released without charge.

Warwickshire police said the men – aged 23, 40 and 47 – were picked up on Wednesday. They were interviewed and then released on police bail on Thursday.

House to house inquires have been carried out in the areas close to the scene of the arson attacks which took place in George Street and Kew Road after 1am on Tuesday.

Two homes were deliberately set on fire, and police are asking if other people may have suffered a minor attack or suspected arson in the last few weeks, but failed to report it.

Det Supt Steve Hussey, who is leading the investigation, said:

“We are not aware of any other incidents but if anyone else has been the victim of an arson attack, however minor or insignificant they may think it is, we would urge them to contact us on our confidential hotline number as soon as possible.

“It may be that they did not think it was serious enough to report at the time but their information could be of great help to this investigation.

“We are continuing to treat these two incidents as attempted murder and we have a large team of highly-trained detectives who are working tirelessly to identify the persons responsible for them.”

The hotline number for anyone with information is 01926 415792.

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