Crossbow 'damages' parked car in Fife

Officers are appealing for information as they try to establish what happened in Lochgelly

Author: Paul ReillyPublished 5th Mar 2023
Last updated 5th Mar 2023

An arrow thought to have been fired from a crossbow has been found in a car door, sparking a police investigation.

Detectives believe the incident happened between 6pm and 11pm on Saturday when the car was parked and unoccupied on Lochleven Terrace in Lochgelly, Fife.

They are appealing for information as they try to establish what happened.

Detective Sergeant Tommy Stenhouse, from Dunfermline CID, said: "We received a report of an arrow being found in the door of a parked, unoccupied car and are carrying out inquiries into the circumstances.

"We'd ask anyone with information, or who may have been in the Lochleven Terrace area on Saturday evening, to please call police on 101, quoting incident 4085 of 4 March, 2023.

"Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, if you wish to remain anonymous."

Hear all the latest news from across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and Falkirk on the hour, every hour, at Forth 1. Listen on FM, via our Radio Forth app, on your DAB radio, online at Forth1.com, or say ‘Play Forth 1’ on your Smart Speaker.