Wake the Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker of the Week” 9-12-23

An Australian alleged arsonist in Melbourne’s south-east was caught with live ducklings in his underwear, police say.  The 31-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested recently after 12 fires were reported across the Park Lane, Frankston area over a weekend.  The small fires included blazes in a loading dock, behind a school, in a shop car parking lot, outside a real estate agent’s office and in several bins.  After the arrest, police searched the man and allegedly found two live ducklings in his underwear.  The man has been charged with animal cruelty, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, four counts of lighting an open-air fire, possessing a weapon and negligently dealing with proceeds of crime.