A man who set fire to a van parked near a nursery in Bridlington, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court on Friday 31 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ben Dobson, 38, was sentenced to one year and two months for his offence’s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was charged with arson, assaulting an emergency worker and possession of a bladed article, he later pleaded guilty to all offences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Ian Foster said: \u201cDobson knowingly set the van alight without a second thought as to whether the person he knew was living in it was inside at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot only this, but he also had absolutely no regard for the fact he started a fire adjacent to a nursery which could have very easily ended in disaster considering how quickly fires spread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Thankfully, whilst no one was injured as a result of Dobson\u2019s deliberate actions that day, the fire still caused around \u00a3800 of damage to the nursery\u2019s fence as well as thousands of pounds worth of damage to the van, which was also someone\u2019s home.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Thursday 10 July 2025, Humberside Police received a call from Humberside Fire and Rescue Services reporting they had extinguished a fire after a white Ford Transit van was discovered alight parked near to a nursery on Blenheim Road in Bridlington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n