A probe has been launched after a car was deliberately set on fire in a driveway in North Lanarkshire.
A burnt out red Audi A3 was found by emergency services who attended the scene on Hawthorn Drive in Airdrie around 2.45am on Sunday May 5.
Officers confirmed nobody had been injured in the incident.
Police Scotland are now appealing for information over the 'extremely reckless and dangerous' blaze.
In particular, they are looking to trace the driver of another red vehicle that stopped nearby and was captured on CCTV.
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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.
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“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.
