Police officers have been carrying out a shoplifting initiative with plain clothes patrols concentrating on the Gorgie, Dalry and Chesser areas.  

The operation has resulted in a number of arrests. 

These include a 35 year old male was arrested on 15 outstanding warrants and charged with 23 shoplifting offences.  

A 34 year old female was arrested on 3 warrants and charged with 26 shoplifting offences.  

A 24 year old male was arrested and charged with 9 shoplifting offences and an offence under the Protection of Retail Workers Act.  

A 45 year old male was arrested and charged with a shoplifting offence having attempted to sell his stolen alcohol to a local pub.  

The pub refused to buy it from him.  

A 26 year old male and female were both reported for a theft shoplifting and males aged 19, 20 and 35 were all given Recorded Police Warnings for shoplifting offences.