Police Operation Quarterlight update

In the last week officers in Edinburgh have arrested five men and one woman for various offences related to motor vehicles crimes.  Of those arrested a 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody on multiple charges.

Operation Quarterlight is a Police Scotland initiative aimed at tackling motor vehicle crime in hotspot areas.  Since the start of the initiative in January 2015, local officers involved in the operation have made 24 arrests and solved 68 crimes related to motor vehicle offences.

Additionally in the last week there has been 15 stop searches in hotspot areas and 41 bail curfew checks completed on some of Edinburgh’s most prolific offenders.

Police have also charged a 41-year-old woman with the theft of a pedal cycle.  This had previously been advertised as for sale on a website.  Officers are currently in the process of recovering the bike.

 
“We have increased preventative night time patrols in hot spot areas and officers have conducted over a hundred searches resulting in numerous arrests.