Police link midnight car fire to ram raid of Peterborough shop
Police have linked a car fire in the early hours of Friday morning (January 16) to a ram raid of a shop just minutes before.
At just after 2am on Friday morning, ram raiders hit the Costcutter store on St George’s Road in Wittering, leaving a giant hole in the wall.
Less then 15 minutes after police were called to that incident, the emergency services were again called to a car fire on the A1, close to Wittering. Initial investigations have found the cause of the fire to be deliberate.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed: “At 2.35am on Friday a crew from Stanground along with Stamford were called to a car fire on A1 near Wittering.
“Wearing breathing apparatus firefighters extinguished the fire using a hose reel and returned to their station by 7am.
“The cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate.
"Anyone with information should contact police by visiting www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.”