LEETON Fire and Rescue NSW raced to an unoccupied house in Karri Road on Sunday after reports of smoke coming from the building.
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Emergency services were called about 4.20pm after a motorist noticed the smoke and phoned the owner of the home.
Fire and Rescue arrived on the scene and found the rear of the premises well alight and extinguished the blaze.
Police have said the electricity was "allegedly turned off" at the time, but believe the fire may have started in the roof of the home.
Griffith Local Area Command Inspector Kim Traynor said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire.
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POLICE are on the hunt for thieves who stole two bicycles from a school in Leeton on Monday afternoon.
The bikes were taken during school hours, with police calling on community members to come forward with information that may assist in locating the items.
One of the bikes was a black Haro BMX with red grips, rims and sprockets that has a black seat with a monster sticker on it.
The second is a blue BMX that has one black and one orange pedal, blue rims and orange grips.
Contact Leeton police on 6953 1399 with any information that could help locate the bikes.
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A MAN contacted police earlier this week after youths allegedly damaged his property's Colorbond fence.
The property owner said two young men damaged the fence on Monday. He reported the incident to police about 4.50pm.
