Police have charged a second man in connection with the theft of hot tubs from business premises in Macmerry in East Lothian on Friday 11 December 2020.

A 31-year-old man was charged in the days after the crime and now following an investigation, a 28-year-old man has also been arrested.

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Detective Constable Sandie Smith, of Dalkeith CID, said: “Following further enquiries into the theft of hot tubs from a business premises in Macmerry, East Lothian on Friday, 11 December, 2020, a 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged.

“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

“A 31-year-old man has already appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, 14 December, 2020, in connection with the thefts.”

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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.