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- Police seek witnesses to burning bush incidents: Higham Ferrers/Raunds
Police are appealing for witnesses after a series of incidents where garden bushes have been set alight.
- Appeal after 'lighted object' thrown at house: Dalkeith
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after an object that was alight was thrown at an address in Dalkeith in the early hours of this morning (June 28).
Police were called after a window was smashed at the property in Woodburn Road at 00.40am.
Despite the damage to the window, the burning object bounced off the glass and extinguished itself on the ground.
- Burning poster scorches fence: Haverhill
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill at approximately 1.30am on Sunday 13/06/10, offenders set light to a poster attached to a wooden fence surrounding a primary school, causing part of the fence to be scorched.
Calls in relation to this incident should be made to PC 224 Crispian Reynolds at Haverhill Neighbourhood Response Team on 01284 774100
- Burning paper put through letter box: Distillery Square, Norwich
Officers from Norfolk Police are appealing for information in relation to an incident of arson in Norwich.
The offence took place between 2pm and 2.05pm on Monday, April 12, at an address on Distillery Square.
Offender(s) set fire to a piece of paper which was then put through the letter box of a property.
- Attempted arson at flat: Baguley
A would-be arsonist attempted to start a fire at the back of a flat in Baguley.
At 10.20pm on Wednesday 24 March 2010, a 28-year-old man was at his home on Oakcliffe Road when he heard a loud bang.
He saw flames at the back door but the fire did not ignite fully.
- 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.