Police Scotland appeal for help after deliberate car fire near Thurso

Police are investigating after a car was set ablaze at the second attempt in an early morning arson attack near Thurso.

No-one was hurt in the incident in the early hours of this morning.

The first failed attempt to set the vehicle ablaze happened at MacKenzie Terrace, Westfield between 6.30 pm on Tuesday this week and 7.30 am the following morning.

At around 4am this morning, the car was set on fire with firefighters called to extinguish the blaze.

Detectives are asking the public for help in identifying the culprit or culprits.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We are appealing for information following a car being set alight on MacKenzie Terrace in Westfield, near Thurso.

“An attempt was made to set the car alight some time overnight between Tuesday 8th April at 6:30pm and Wednesday 9th April 2025 at 7:30am, then about 4am on Thursday 10th April the car was fully set ablaze.

“The fire was extinguished by colleagues from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and there were no injuries.”

Anyone with information to assist in police enquiries is asked to get in touch quoting incident 0606 of 09/04/2025.