A 20-year-old man was arrested after armed police officers attended the report of a man in possession of a weapon at an Oxgangs address early this morning.
Several police cars were seen outside the house in Oxgangs Crescent during the early hours before the specialist officers arrived shortly after 7am.
Enquiries are continuing.
Chief Inspector Scott Richardson said: “Officers, including specialist firearms officers, attended an address in Oxgangs Crescent, Edinburgh, in the early hours of Friday, 21 May, following a report of a man in possession of a weapon.
“A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and enquiries are continuing.”
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.
