Officers appeal following a series of incidents in Ardrossan and Saltcoats

Officers in Ayrshire are appealing for information following a series of incidents in Ardrossan and Saltcoats.

Around 1am on Friday, 12 August, officers were called to a report of a disturbance on Eglinton Road, at Dalry Road, Ardrossan.

On arrival, a vehicle was found to have been damaged and a 20-year-old man was taken to Crosshouse Hospital to be treated for a head injury.

Around 11pm that same day, officers were called to a report of a car on fire McDowall Avenue, Ardrossan. Nobody was injured during this incident.

Finally, around 7.30pm on Saturday, 13 August, officers called to a report of gunshots being heard on Munro Walk, Saltcoats. Again, nobody was injured during this incident.

Enquiries are ongoing into all three, which are being treated as linked.

Detective Inspector Stephen McCulloch said:

“We believe that these incident are all linked, and targeted. The actions of those involved are extremely reckless and dangerous and it is vital we bring this to a stop.

“One man has already had to attend hospital with a serious injury.

“We are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward, think back – were you in any of these area of Ardrossan or Saltcoats at the time? Did you see or hear anything untoward?

“We would also ask anyone with any dash-cam footage to come forward, you may have captured something that can help us.

“We will have extra patrols across the coming days, anyone with any concerns should speak to an officer or call 101, or 999 in an emergency.”

Anyone with any information about these incidents should contact police via 101, quoting incident number 3605 of Saturday, 13 August, 2022. Alternatively you can contact CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111 where information can be given in confidence.