A MAN has been charged after allegedly torching multiple police cars in Fremantle on Sunday night.

Police said three marked cars were doused in an accelerant and set on fire at 11.10pm on Sunday.

The cars were parked behind Fremantle Police Station on Leake Street.

Police said the three vehicles were destroyed by the fire, causing an estimated $160,000 in damages, but there were no injuries to anyone.

A 27-year-old Gosnells man has been charged with criminal damage by fire.

He appeared in the Fremantle Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning and is due to re-appear in the same court on March 16.

“A combination of strong support from the local community and thorough investigative work by investigators, resulted in the arrest and subsequent charge of the man,” a WA Police spokesperson said.

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