Car deliberately set on fire outside Airdrie home

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

At around 1:10am on Thursday 7th March a grey coloured Ford C-Max vehicle smashed through the gates of a house in Forrest Street.

Two men then got out of the vehicle and one of them threw an item at the car which set it alight. Both men then ran away.

One of the suspect was wearing dark clothing with a dark hood and the other wore a grey puffer jacket with dark hood and grey trousers.

No-one was injured.

Detective Sergeant Clare Cassidy ay Coatbridge CID said: “Our enquiries so far have led us to believe that this was not a random incident and that the householder was the intended victim.

“We are currently try to establish whether the car was stolen, but due to its burnt out condition, this may take some time.

“Officers are viewing CCTV footage in the area to help identify those responsible and appeal to anyone in the area who may have seen the culprits hanging around the area either before or afterwards to contact police immediately.”

Anyone who has information that can assist our inquiry should contact CID at Coatbridge CID via telephone number 101 quoting incident number 0136 of 7 March 2019. Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be maintained.