POLICE in the Scottish Borders are appealing for information after a vehicle was deliberately set on fire in the Ramsay Road area of Hawick.
The incident happened around 3am on Monday February 27 when a Ford Transit tipper that was parked on the street was found to be on fire.
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It was put out by the Scottish Fire and Recuse Service and no one was injured.
Detective Constable Claire White said: “We are treating this as wilful fire-raising and asking anyone who can assist with our enquiries to get in touch.
“In particular, anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage that might help with our investigation is asked to make contact with officers.”
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Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0422 of Monday, 27 February, or make a call anonymously to the charity Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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