Two men have been arrested and a vehicle was recovered after plain-clothes officers attended Harrison Park this morning following reports from the public of a group in possession of a motorcycle.
A 21-year-old man was subsequently detained and a Yamaha bike was seized. The motorcycle was established as stolen from nearby Harrison Road and the male was charged.
He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday 25th May.
Police are following a positive line of enquiry to trace others believed to have been involved in this offence.
A second man was also arrested yesterday as part of an investigation into a housebreaking and theft in Craigcrook Road on 24th March this year.
A Honda Civic and Volkswagen Passat were stolen during this incident but were later recovered in the West Pilton area.
Following continued enquiries the 18-year-old was detained at his home address in Granton Mill March and charged with the break-in and theft of the vehicles.
He is scheduled to appear in court today (Friday).
Superintendent Alan Porte said: “Those responsible for breaking into people’s homes and stealing their valued possessions, such as vehicles, may think they are immune to the law. However, we continue to demonstrate through Operation RAC that this is not the case.
“All reports of housebreaking are being thoroughly investigated in Edinburgh and we are arresting people every day for these offences.
“We will continue to actively pursue anyone involved in acquisitive crime and our communities can help us by reporting any suspicious activity they witness, as well as ensuring they keep their homes, outbuildings and businesses appropriately secured at all times.
“If you have information relating to housebreaking in your area, or wish to receive information on crime prevention then please speak with your local policing team or contact Police Scotland on 101.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
