Coldingen man’s electric car goes up in flames

-arson suspected

Police are investigating the breaking into and possible arson of an electric car belonging to a Coldingen, East Coast Demerara man on Monday morning.

The driver of the car, Aubrey Bolton of Track ‘A’ Coldingen, according to police, had left his silver/grey Nissan Leaf electric car registered as PYY 4090 at a residence of a friend living at Area ‘K’ La Bonne Intention where the incident occurred sometime between 1 am and 1.15 am on Monday.

Bolton told police that it was the friend, at whose residence he had left his car, who called him informing that his car was on fire. The fire was extinguished and upon inspection, it was observed that the left passenger window was broken with a brick and the seats damaged.