Appeal after lorry set on fire at Derbyshire business in suspected arson

Officers have issued an appeal after a lorry is believed to have been deliberately set on fire at a business in Derbyshire last week.

The vehicle was set ablaze between 10.30pm and 11pm in Heanor Road, Smalley on Friday, July 9.

Derbyshire police are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time, particularly those with dashcam footage.

Anyone who has any information should call 101, quoting reference 21*384487.

A lorry was set on fire at a business in Heanor Road, Smalley last week.




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A lorry was set on fire at a business in Heanor Road, Smalley last week. .

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