Investigation in New Elgin following suspicious fire

Detectives are appealing for information after a house was deliberately set on fire and a car was stolen in New Elgin.

Around 12.45pm, on Wednesday, 13 November, 2024, police were made aware of a fire at a house in Sandy Road. Emergency services attended and the fire was put out by the Fire Service. No-one was within the house at the time.

A silver Ford Fiesta, registration GC14 LHG, which was parked in the driveway was stolen along with other personal items taken from the house. The vehicle was recovered in Brinuth Place in Elgin.

Officers continue to carry out door-to-door enquiries. They are also gathering any relevant CCTV from in and around the area for any additional information it may provide.

Detective Inspector Andrew Wilson said: “We have established that the stolen car was driven down Sandy Road towards Springfield Road with a male driving and we are checking all relevant CCTV footage for any further sightings of the car as it is still to be traced.

“I am appealing to anyone who was in the Sandy Road area at the time and saw a man acting suspiciously to contact us. I’d also appeal for anyone with recording equipment, such as dash cams, doorbell devices, to check the footage as it’s possible images could have been captured that would assist our investigation. I would also appeal to anyone in the Brinuth Place area to call us if you saw anything suspicious.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 1470 of 13 November, 2024. Alternatively, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where you can give your information anonymously.