Urgent appeal launched & £10,000 reward offered after spate of deliberate fires in Greenock, Scotland

The first and most disturbing incident occurred on 14 September after a 46-year-old man died at a property in Union Street. Two days later, a flat in Wellington Street was firebombed. A young girl who was in the property at the time was unharmed, but her mother was badly injured as a result of the fire. Later, a stolen white Suzuki Splash vehicle which is thought to be linked to the firebombing was discovered burnt out in Skye Street.
 
In another incident on Saturday 19 September, a house in Cumberland Road was targeted with a suspected petrol bomb which failed to smash the window. Garden furniture was damaged in the subsequent fire. Thankfully, the family inside survived unharmed.
 
Finally, on Monday 28 September, a fire was set deliberately at a property in Kincaid Court. Although no one was injured, residents were evacuated. It’s believed this was also a targeted attack. An electric blue coloured vehicle, possibly a BMW, was seen in the area when the fire was started. It was first spotted at around 9.50pm driving down Ratho Street before entering Oakfield Terrace, it travelled past the junction with Kincaid Court before turning back on itself and turning into Kincaid Court. Two men got out and ran towards the block of flats before returning to the car. The same vehicle left Kincaid Court a short time later, turning left onto Oakfield Terrace travelling towards Ratho Street and again turning left and travelling towards East Hamilton Street. Around ten minutes later, the electric blue coloured vehicle was seen travelling back down Ratho Street onto Oakfield Terrace and into Kincaid Court and three men were seen to get out and run towards the block of flats. Minutes later all three ran back to the vehicle and it drove away travelling along Oakfield Terrace, left on Ratho Street and towards East Hamilton Street.
 
All of the above incidents are likely to be linked.
 
***We are offering a reward of up to £10,000 for anonymous information we exclusively receive – via our secure anonymous online form or by phone on 0800 555 111 - that leads to the conviction of the person or people responsible for the series of recent wilful fire-raising incidents in Greenock***
 
NOTE: This offer is not ‘per incident’ - the maximum total sum is capped at £10,000.

 

“To put lives, especially children, at such risk is appalling and sickening. One poor man has already lost his life. Whoever is responsible must be stopped before someone else is harmed or killed by this reckless behaviour.

“Our charity, which is independent of police, is supporting officers by launching an urgent appeal for anonymous information about whoever is behind these attacks. We are also putting up a reward of up to £10,000 given the urgent nature of the investigation.

“We’ve always kept our guarantee of anonymity since we began over 32 years ago. Please help us to keep our communities safe by telling us, completely anonymously, what you know. You can talk to us by calling our UK Contact Centre which is open 24/7 on freephone 0800 555 111 or you can use our easy and secure anonymous online form.

“Speaking up about crime – especially if it’s about someone you know – can be incredibly difficult. Your information could save lives and stop more families and loved ones from suffering.”
 

***Note: Information passed directly to police will not qualify. The reward will only qualify for information given exclusively to our charity’s 0800 555 111 number or via our simple and secure anonymous online form***

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