Police van set alight in early morning attack

Police Scotland have appealed for witnesses after one of its vans was set on fire in North Lanarkshire.

The force said the vehicle was badly damaged after being deliberately set alight outside Shotts police station at around 1.55am yesterday. No one was injured in the incident and the fire was extinguished.

Detective Sergeant Erin Renwick said: “With the current challenging weather conditions in the area, there haven’t been a lot of people out and about on foot, therefore this makes this incident all the more shocking.”

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