Stolen car torched in Fife park sparks police probe

Fire crews were called to put the flames out in Gilvenbank Park late on Saturday evening.

The vehicle - a silver Ford Focus - had been stolen in Leslie earlier that evening, and abandoned in the park.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6pm on Saturday, 5 February, 2022 a report was made to police that a silver Ford Focus had been stolen from outside a shop on High Street, Leslie.

"Later the same night, police attended a report of a car on fire within Sandray Park at Gilvenbank Park, Glenrothes.

"Officers are treating both incidents as linked and enquiries are continuing."

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