A 31-year-old man without a fixed address was arrested Sunday night after 12 fires were reported across the Frankston CBD during the weekend.
The man was taken into custody as investigators looked into a potential link between him and the string of blazes.
The small fires included blazes in a loading dock, behind a school, in a shop car park, outside a real estate agent’s office and in several bins.
During the subsequent search of the arrested individual, police 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.
He was expected to attend the Frankston magistrates court on Monday.
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