Police appeal for witnesses after series of Peterhead fires

Three town locations were targetted in the early hours of Saturday

Published 1st Nov 2020

POLICE in Peterhead are hunting fireraisers after a series of blazes in the town

Incidents involving a number of items which had been set alight at Prince Street, Erroll Street and Drummers Corner were reported during the early hours of Saturday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended to extinguish the fires. Nobody was injured in any of the incidents.

The fires are all being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.

Detective Constable Debbie Mitchell of North East Divison CID said: "Deliberately starting fires is reckless and can have extremely serious consequences.

"We are investigating these incidents and would urge anyone who may have information to get in touch. This includes anyone who may have dashcam footage or private CCTV from the area.

"Anyone who can help our enquiries is asked to call 101, quoting incident 0560 of 31 October, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."