Police investigate deliberate fire after car torched in Bellshill

Police are investigating a deliberate fire after a car was torched in Bellshill.

A black Mercedes C300 was set ablaze on Huntly Avenue in the North Lanarkshire town at around 11.20pm on Friday October 23.

There were no reports of any injuries.

The force say enquiries are ongoing.

Detective Constable Mark McNab said: “Enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact us.

“We’d also ask anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage which could assist our enquiries to come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 3734 of Friday, 23 October, 2026. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.