Police seek information after theft of van in Lerwick

POLICE officers are appealing for information following the theft of a vehicle in Lerwick, which was later found crashed.

The incident happened between 8.30pm on Friday (23 October) and 8.30am today (Saturday) on Kantersted Road, with a white Ford van taken.

The vehicle was found crashed on St Olaf Street around 8.45am. Enquiries to trace the driver are ongoing.

Constable Mirrin Siegel said: “We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the theft or the crash to contact us.

“We’d also ask anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage which could assist our enquiries to come forward.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 0838 of Saturday, 24 October, 2026.”