Overview

• A car was set alight at about 1:15am on 6 September on Cleggswood Avenue in Littleborough, and the blaze spread to the front of the house.
• A mother and young child escaped with their pets after the car alarm woke them, and no injuries were reported.
• Detectives describe the attack as targeted and have released an image of a vehicle they want to identify.
• Police say the suspect vehicle came from the Hollingworth Road direction and left the same way, with possible travel toward Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
• A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stalking and conspiracy to commit arson and has been bailed as officers urge residents to check CCTV, doorbell, and dashcam footage.