POLICE are hunting a young man believed to be responsible for deliberately setting fire to trees in a village near Chester and Ellesmere Port.
The culprit is said to have torched conifers at the junction of School Lane and Willow Grove in Elton at around 1.30am on Sunday, September 2.
He then made like a tree and got out of there.
The offender is described as a white male, around 5ft 7ins, of slim build and believed to be a teenager with short black cropped hair. He was wearing a black coloured tracksuit and black trainers.
PC Ashley Tether, of Chester Local Policing Unit, said: “If anyone saw a man acting suspiciously or believes they may have any information which could help us find the person responsible please call us.”
Call Cheshire Police on 101, quoting IML 172518,pass on the details via https://cheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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