Thieves use stolen Landrover in crime spree throughout Edinburgh and Midlothian

Detectives believe that a number of thieves have used a stolen Landrover to raid a newsagent, carvery and dentist.

The vehicle was stolen from Cluny Drive in Morningside at 12.45am on Tuesday morning then used to ram raid the Blackhall Village Newsagent on Craigcrook Road 30 minutes later.

A cash machine and other items were stolen.

Officers  believe the same thieves broke into a dental practice on Rosewell Road in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, at 3.30am and the Elginhaugh Farm carvery on Gilmerton Road in Lasswade, at 3.50am.

At 4.15am, Pasha’s Newsagent on Balgreen Road in Edinburgh was also raided while thieves tried to break into the city’s Stenhouse Newsagent at Stenhouse Cross at 4.40am.

Detective sergeant Keith Taylor said: “We firmly believe that the individuals responsible for the theft of the Landrover are also responsible for this spate of ram raids, break-ins and attempted break-ins across Edinburgh and Midlothian.