Appeal after car set on fire outside prison in Peterhead
Detectives are appealing for information after a car was deliberately set on fire outside a prison in Peterhead.
Around 1.15am on Tuesday, 2 September, 2025, we received a report of a Citroen C3 Cactus on fire in the car park of the premises in South Road, Peterhead.
The fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and there were no reports of any injuries.
The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.
Detective Sergeant Richard Cooper said: “Thankfully no-one was injured, however, the consequences of this dangerous and reckless act could have been much more serious.
"We are working with Scottish Prison Service to make sure we find who is responsible for this fire.
“I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information which could assist to contact us.
“I would also appeal to anyone driving in the area with dash-cam or anyone nearby with personal footage to please check their recordings and get in touch if it holds anything relevant.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 0213 of 2 September, 2025.
