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- Smoke device posted through letter box: Shenley Lodge
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after an incident in Milton Keynes where a lit smoke device was posted through a letter box.
At 11pm on Friday 29 January, the resident arrived home to her property in Silicon Court, Shenley Lodge. On opening the front door, she saw a small item burning and the house was full of smoke.
- Appeal after evidence of attempted arson found at shop: Tadworth
Detectives are appealing for information following an attempted arson attack at a shop in Tadworth.
Between 3am and 5.45am Saturday, 23 January, a newsagents shop, in Tattenham Way, was the scene of an attempted arson attack.
- Stack of cardboard set alight by fence: Nacton Road, Ipswich
Nacton Road, Ipswich between 6pm Friday 06.11.09 and 9am Monday 09.11.09.
A large stack of card leaning against a wooden garden fence was set alight.
Fortunately the fire did not take hold and no damage was caused to the fence or the adjoining house extension.
- Fireworks pushed through letterbox of empty house causes fire: Ashington
Northumbria Police and Northumberland Fire and Rescue are issuing a warning after a fire at an empty house in Ashington.
At just after 11pm on Tuesday, October 27, police received a call from a member of the public after they heard a fire alarm sounding at an address in Rosalind Street, Ashington.
- Fire at Community Hall - update: St Combs
Grampian Police can confirm that, following investigation into Sunday's fire at St Combs Community Hall, a 16-year-old male has been arrested and reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Buchan Area Inspector Neil Cameron said:
- Information appeal after attempt to set fire to fishing boat: East Looe Quay
Police in Looe are appealing for help from the public after an attempt was made to set fire to a fishing boat on East Looe Quay.
The incident took place between 1900 hours on Saturday, 3 October 2009 and 0600 hours on Sunday, 4 October 2009.
A glass pane in the cabin door of the moored boat was broken and an unsuccessful attempt made to set the boat on fire.
- Police arrest two following arson attack: Laburnum Street, Blackpool
Police in Blackpool arrested two men yesterday (Wednesday 9 September) on suspicion of arson after a house on Laburnum Street was attacked - and they are now appealing for anyone with any information about the incident to come forward.
- Lit paper doused with accelerant pushed through letterbox: Mizen Way, Cobham
Elmbridge detectives are appealing for information following an arson incident at a residential address in Cobham earlier this month.
The incident took place between 1.30am and 2.30am on Saturday 18 July at an address in Mizen Way.
- Suspects seen running away after petrol bomb attack on house: Derry
Police in Derry are appealing for information following a petrol bomb attack on a house in the Blucher Street area in the early hours of this morning (Monday 11 May).
Shortly after 1:00am two devices were thrown causing scorch damage to the wall of the property.
At least four people were in the house at the time but all were uninjured in the attack.
- Caravan set alight with two boys inside: Brownlow Crescent, Pinchbeck
This incident took place at around 3am in Brownlow Crescent, Pinchbeck, on May 1.
A l5-year-old local boy and a 17-year-old local boy were having a sleepover in a caravan at the front of a house in the road.
It is believed an offender tried to set fire to a gas bottle attached to the caravan.
- 'Burning object ' pushed through letterbox: Worcester
Detectives in Worcester are appealing for information after a fire at a house in Dines Green.
The incident took place between 00:55 and 01:01 on Saturday, April 18 when a burning object was pushed through the letterbox of an address in Drake Avenue.
One of the people in the property put the object out after the hallway filled with smoke.
- Petrol bomb thrown through pub window fails to ignite: Aldershot
Detectives in Aldershot are appealing for witnesses after an attempted arson in the town on Wednesday, April 1 2009.
At around 4.30am a petrol bomb was thrown through the window of The Lord Campbell pub in Alexandra Road.
However the petrol bomb failed to set alight and nothing caught fire as a result.
- Youths try to set fire to gateway of Framlingham Castle: Suffolk
Police are appealing for help in identifying youths who were caught trying to start a fire by the gateway to Framlingham Castle on Saturday night, 21 February.
- Petrol poured through letter box: Withington
Petrol was poured through the door of a house in Withington.
At about 4am on Monday 9 February 2009, a 36-year-old man was woken by the noise of someone at the front of his house on Mauldeth Road West.
The man went downstairs and found petrol had been poured through his letterbox.
Two children, aged 17 and 13, were also in the house at the time.
- 'Letterbox' arson attacks: Dorking
This morning (Saturday 31 January) at 3am residents of a property in Vincent Road, Dorking found a lit piece of paper in their hallway, which had been pushed through their letterbox and set some fixtures and fittings alight.
The damage was confined to the hallway and no-one was hurt.