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Police probe ramraid and suspicious fire in Melbourne's south-east

ABC Australia · Jun 29, 2026, 9:34 PM

Key takeaways

  • Police are treating a fire which destroyed a shop in Mentone overnight as suspicious.
  • A fire that gutted a business and brought down power lines in Melbourne's south-east overnight is being treated as suspicious.
  • Police believe unknown offenders rammed a vehicle into a shop in Mentone before fleeing the scene on Tuesday morning.

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Police are treating a fire which destroyed a shop in Mentone overnight as suspicious. (ABC News: Kate Meade)

A fire that gutted a business and brought down power lines in Melbourne's south-east overnight is being treated as suspicious.

Police believe unknown offenders rammed a vehicle into a shop in Mentone before fleeing the scene on Tuesday morning.

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