Appeal for information following suspicious fire in Croxteth

We are appealing for information following a fire at a shop in Croxteth in the early hours of this morning, Friday 2 February.

At around 4am it was reported that Bennetts general store on Stonebridge Lane was set on fire maliciously.

Three males dressed in black and wearing balaclavas were seen running off towards Croxteth Hall Lane.

The fire is believed to have been started within the shop. No injuries have been reported.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire.

A joint investigation between Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Merseyside Police is ongoing and anyone with any information is asked to contact police. 

Anyone in the area with information, CCTV or dashcam can contact us on 101 or Facebook

‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with reference 95 of 2 February.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.