Residents in the Walford Road area of Ross were awoken by the sound of loud bangs at 5am on Saturday, March 6th. Shortly before, someone had set a red Volkswagen Golf, parked in the street, on fire. The vehicle was completely gutted by the blaze and required the Fire and Rescue Service to extinguish it.

As the owner awoke to investigate the noises, he looked out of his window and saw a man in a black hoodie with a torch crouching down in his rear garden. When he went to challenge him, the suspect immediately jumped over a garden fence and ran off.

Police are keen to speak with anyone who saw any suspicious activity, persons or vehicles in the Tudorville area around 5am last Saturday morning. Anyone with information is urged to contact PC Matt Bishop at Ross Police Station on 0300 333 3000 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.