Fear for lives follows latest arson attack

July 18th, 2008

AN Inverness fire fighter and councillor fears there could be a death in the city after another letterbox arson attack on an Inverness home.
Fraser Parr, who is Labour councillor for Inverness Ness-side, issued the stark warning after a third incident this week.
Detectives have not ruled out the possibility of the incidents being connected, while Highlands [...]

‘Letter box’ arson attack probed

June 5th, 2008

Police have re-appealed for information over an arson attack which severely damaged a house in Shropshire.
West Mercia Police believe the fire at Woodcote Way, Shrewsbury, began when someone pushed lit material through the letter box.
A woman and her children who live there were away at the time and have been unable to return because of [...]

Letterbox arson attack in Port Clarence

February 27th, 2008

MIDDLESBOROUGH GAZETTE
POLICE are hunting an arsonist who pushed flaming material through a letterbox.
Police were called to the house in Victoria Terrace, Port Clarence, at about 1am on Sunday.
The occupants - a man and woman - were upstairs at the time but managed to snuff out the flames in the hallway. Anyone with information is urged [...]

Letter box arson prompts appeal

January 30th, 2008

An arson attack at a house in Surrey where an item was set alight and pushed through a letter box is being taken extremely seriously, police have said.
Officers said the occupants of the house in Ockford Road, Godalming, were asleep at the time of the incident, and discovered the damage the next morning.
The fire, between [...]