Car deliberately set on fire in Airdrie

The alarm was raised at around 2.45am this morning.

Published 5th May 2019

An investigation is underway after a car was deliberately set on fire in Airdrie in the early hours of this morning.

At around 2.45 am, emergency services attended a report of a car on fire within a driveway at Hawthorn Drive, Craigneuk, Airdrie.

The red Audi A3 was completely burnt out and police are treating the incident as wilful.

Detective Constable David Williamson at Coatbridge CID said:

"Setting fires deliberately is extremely reckless and dangerous and thankfully this time no one was injured.

"I’d like to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of Hawthorn Drive around this time and may have seen a person or persons acting suspiciously.

"I’d also like to speak to the occupant or occupants of a red coloured car that stopped nearby. This car has been captured on CCTV and I urge them to contact police immediately.

"Anyone with information or anyone with dash-cam footage that could help our enquiries should contact police at Coatbridge via telephone number 101 quoting incident number 0689 of 5 May 2019."

Alternatively calls can be made via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be maintained.