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13/05/2015
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Police Appeal For Witnesses To Car Fires
Police in Sunderland have appealed for information after three cars were set on fire on the early hours of Monday morning.
Police said that at approximately 3am on 11 May, a Peugeot and Mercedes car were set alight on Willette Brook Street. This was followed by a third incident at 04:30 when a Nissan Almera was set alight while parked on Cairo Street.
The fires are being treated as arson and police are appealing for witnesses.
Anyone who was in the area at the time, or has any information, is asked to contact police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Diesel Stolen From Parked Lorries
An investigation has been launched into the theft of around 300 litres of diesel, stolen from lorries parked in a yard at Gateside in Sanquhar.
The theft happened sometime between 16:15 on Tuesday 12 and 21:00 on Wednesday 13 May 2015.
Anyone with any information on the theft is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.
Magnifying Mirror Blamed For Flat Fire
An investigation into a fire in Walton-on-the-Naze has found that "sunlight reflecting on a magnifying mirror" caused the blaze.
No one was injured in the fire on 02 May, but the flat and all of the possessions of the people living there were completely destroyed.
Assistant divisional officer Simon Dedman said: "This incident is unusual but by no means the only time a fire has started like this. It was a two-sided mirror with one side magnified and that was the side facing the sun."
(MH/JP)
Police in Sunderland have appealed for information after three cars were set on fire on the early hours of Monday morning.
Police said that at approximately 3am on 11 May, a Peugeot and Mercedes car were set alight on Willette Brook Street. This was followed by a third incident at 04:30 when a Nissan Almera was set alight while parked on Cairo Street.
The fires are being treated as arson and police are appealing for witnesses.
Anyone who was in the area at the time, or has any information, is asked to contact police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Diesel Stolen From Parked Lorries
An investigation has been launched into the theft of around 300 litres of diesel, stolen from lorries parked in a yard at Gateside in Sanquhar.
The theft happened sometime between 16:15 on Tuesday 12 and 21:00 on Wednesday 13 May 2015.
Anyone with any information on the theft is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.
Magnifying Mirror Blamed For Flat Fire
An investigation into a fire in Walton-on-the-Naze has found that "sunlight reflecting on a magnifying mirror" caused the blaze.
No one was injured in the fire on 02 May, but the flat and all of the possessions of the people living there were completely destroyed.
Assistant divisional officer Simon Dedman said: "This incident is unusual but by no means the only time a fire has started like this. It was a two-sided mirror with one side magnified and that was the side facing the sun."
(MH/JP)
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