POLICE have opened an investigation after a car was “deliberately” set on fire outside HMP Grampian in Peterhead.
Officers attended the incident after receiving reports just after 1am on Tuesday, September 2, to find a Citroen C3 Cactus on fire in the car park.
There were no injuries and the fire was extinguished by members of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Police are treating the fire as deliberate and are appealing for witnesses.
Detective sergeant Richard Cooper said: “Thankfully no-one was injured, however, the consequences of this dangerous and reckless act could have been much more serious.
“We are working with Scottish Prison Service to make sure we find who is responsible for this fire.
“I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information which could assist to contact us.
“I would also appeal to anyone driving in the area with dash-cam or anyone nearby with personal footage to please check their recordings and get in touch if it holds anything relevant.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 0213 of September 2.
