A prison officer’s vehicle has been torched in a horror arson attack.
The vehicle was set alight in the car-park of HMP Shotts on Sunday evening.
Officers are probing whether the incident was a targeted attack against a member of staff at the maximum security nick.
A Scottish Prison Service spokesman said: “We can confirm that a member of staff’s vehicle was set on fire in HMP Shotts’ car-park. No-one was injured.
“It was dealt with by the fire service and is now in the hands of the police.
“The vast majority of staff who work in the prison at the weekends are prison officers rather than civilian staff.”
“It is too early to say at this stage whether it was a targeted attack.”
Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the fire which is currently being treated as suspicious.
Detective Inspector Kenny Dalrymple, of Lanarkshire CID, said: “Thankfully nobody has been injured as a result of this thoughtless act.
“We are treating the fire as deliberate and I would ask if you were in the area at the time and noticed anyone acting suspicious that you get in contact with officers.
“If you were driving in the area and have any dashcam footage that could assist with our investigation I would urge you to come forward.
“Police can be contacted by calling 101 quoting incident number 2912 of Sunday, 8 November, 2020.
