Police hunting 'three youths who drove golf buggy dangerously' through Scots town
The trio were spotted on the buggy before it collided with a fence in Stranraer on Tuesday night.
Police are hunting three youths who drove a golf buggy 'dangerously' through a Scots town.
The trio were spotted on the buggy before it collided with a fence in Stranraer on Tuesday night.
The three were then seen running away from the scene in the town's Garrick Drive.
Police are keen to speak to anyone who saw what happened.
A statement on the Police Scotland Facebook page read: 'About 8.30pm on May 20, three youths were observed in a green golf buggy travelling along Garrick Drive in Stranraer.
'The driver was driving dangerously on the road then pavements before colliding with a fence on the footpath near to Belmont Park.
'The youths ran off after the collision.
'Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have information in relation to this incident.
'The crime reference number is CR/0206583/25.'
Meanwhile, police in Dumfries and Galloway are also probing an attempted murder after a man suffered serious injuries after being deliberately hit by a car.
At around 11.20pm on Saturday, May 17, emergency crews raced to Criffel Road in Dumfries after receiving a report of a car having deliberately crashed into a man.
Upon attending, a 28-year-old man was rushed to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for treatment to serious injuries.
The car and its occupants had left the scene, heading towards College Road and onto Newbridge Drive.
Officers have established that, through ongoing enquiries, a silver-coloured, five-door VW Golf with tinted rear windows was in the area at the time.
Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 4575 of 17 May or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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