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Derbyshire Police release CCTV footage in car arson probe

Derbyshire Police Car set on fireDerbyshire Police
Derbyshire Police has appealed for information after an offender deliberately set a Mercedes on fire

Police have released CCTV footage of the moment a car was set on fire in Derbyshire.

Officers were called to reports of a car fire in High Street, Woodville, at about 20:15 GMT on 19 February.

Derbyshire Police said the video showed the offender, who was believed to have been riding a motorcycle, setting a Mercedes alight before the fire spread to an Audi.

The force has appealed for information on the arson.

Derbyshire Police Car set on fireDerbyshire Police
Police said the fire then spread to an Audi and both cars were found to have been badly damaged
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