Police are hunting those responsible for stealing a car from outside a shop in a Fife village before ditching it in a park and setting it alight.
The silver Ford Focus was pinched from outside a shop in Leslie at around 6pm on Saturday February 5.
Around four and a half hours later, fire and rescue crews were called to extinguish what is believed to be the same car.
A member of the public spotted the car after it had been set alight in Gilvenbank Park, Glenrothes, less than two miles away.
Firefighters from Glenrothes fire station used a hose reel jet to extinguish the blaze.
However, the fire had consumed most of the vehicle by the time it was extinguished, leaving the motor an empty shell.
Police have begun an investigation in a bid to identify those responsible.
One local branded the theft and subsequent vandalism as "heartless".
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6pm on Saturday, 5 February, 2022 a report was made to police that a silver Ford Focus had been stolen from outside a shop on High Street, Leslie.
"Later the same night, police attended a report of a car on fire within Sandray Park at Gilvenbank Park, Glenrothes.
"Officers are treating both incidents as linked and enquiries are continuing."
The Scottish Fire and Rescue service said: "We received a call at 10.28pm on Saturday February 5 to attend a vehicle fire in Gilvenbank Park, Glenrothes.
"One appliance was sent from Glenrothes and the car was found well alight.
"The fire was extinguished using a hose reel jet, and one breathing apparatus was used."
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