Stolen ute torched

A fire investigator takes a thermal reading of a gutted Ford Courier ute in Pine Hill Rd, Dunedin, yesterday.

Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said officers were called after a member of the public came across the blazing ute near Maxwellton St, about 1.40am.

The ute was stolen and had been stripped of most parts, including its engine, before being set alight.