Police in the Scottish Borders are appealing for witnesses after someone attempted to set fire to a fixed safety camera on the A68.
The incident happened sometime between Friday July 22nd and Monday July 25th on a stretch of road around two miles north of Earlston, near the turnoff for Birkenside.
Local officers are now carrying out inquiries to find the person responsible.
Constable Peter Valentine who is based in Galashiels said: “I want to hear from anyone who has relevant information or who saw a person acting suspiciously in the area.
“This sort of behaviour is completely unacceptable and we treat such reports extremely seriously.”
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
