West Lothian crime: Police treating car fire in Fauldhouse as 'deliberate'

Emergency services rushed to an incident of wilful fire raising in West Lothian on Friday.
By Anna Bryan
Published 16th May 2022, 11:56 BST
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

Officers received a report of a car on fire on Church Place, Fauldhouse, at around 11.30pm on Sunday, May 15.

Emergency services attended, and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire safely. No one was injured in the incident.

Read More
Suzanne Farrell: Niece of Edinburgh woman who died in Marionville Road crash set...
Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Detective Constable Adam Gow, of Livingston CID, said: “Thankfully nobody has been injured as a result of this reckless act.

“We are treating the fire as deliberate and are asking anyone with any information to come forward and speak to officers.

“I would ask if you noticed anyone acting suspicious in the area to get in contact with police and I would also appeal to anyone who has possible dashcam or CCTV footage that may be able to assist us with our enquiries.”

Anyone with information should contact police on 101, quoting incident number 4053 of 15 May. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.