Police News

Police are appealing for help to trace 16-year-old Thomas Smith who has been reported missing from Paisley. Hewas last seen in the Fountain Gardens area...

Police in Edinburgh have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in the Oxgangs area.  Officers received a report of...

The five men and a woman arrested in connection with the abduction of a man in Edinburgh have now been charged. Around 10.30pm on Thursday,...

Police in West Lothian are appealing for information following a crash in Broxburn.  Around 2.20pm on Friday, 14 August, 2026, officers received a report of...

Police have arrested six people in connection with the abduction of a 22-year-old man in Edinburgh. Around 10.30pm on Thursday, 13 August, 2026, officers received...

Police Scotland has issued a list of things to look out for following a rise in Hare Coursing.  This crime is where dogs are used to...

Police have arrested and charged a 33-year-old man in connection with a serious assault and an assault that took place on South Bridge,...

A 36-year-old man has been jailed for seven years for the serious sexual assault of a woman in Edinburgh. Abdul Farid Nabizada, 36, attacked a...

Emergency services, including a coastguard helicopter unit, were dispatched to Edinburgh’s Cramond Island on Tuesday after an elderly woman sustained injuries in a fall. The...

Police have named the 11-year-old girl who died following an incident in the Gore Glen area, near Gorebridge as Faith Curran. Faith’s family...

Police are appealing for help to trace Neil Martin, 85, who has been reported missing from Tranent.  Neil was last seen boarding a bus on...

The public have been advised to avoid the Restarig Avenue area after reports of a potential 'suspicious package' being found  Police have closed the road between Loganlea Avenue and...

Police Scotland has introduced a Violence Prevention Week, from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 August, 2026, which will focus on action being taken by...

Police are appealing for help to trace Moira Fraser, 67, who has been reported missing from Inverkeithing. She was last seen boarding a train to...

Police are appealing for help to trace Liam Paterson, 28, who has been reported missing from Edinburgh. He was last seen around 9.30pm on Saturday,...

Police are treating the death of a man whose body was discovered near to West Calder Football Club on Harburn Road at around 8.55am...

Over 170 new recruits took part in a charity 5k run last week. The officers, who are currently undergoing their initial training course at the...

The Scottish chapter of the UK Police Unity Tour got under way yesterday with Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs meeting participants at the start...

Police Scotland in conjunction with the Scottish Government have issued an appeal after Cliff Lyons Dobbie, a restricted patient, absconded from Perth city centre Police...

Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl whose body was found in the water at a Midlothian beauty spot.  The...

Police in Edinburgh have launched their annual policing campaign to keep members of the public safe throughout the International Festival and Fringe. Operation Summer City...

Police Scotland has provided an update on the activities of the new City Centre Policing Unit during their first month of operations.  From 1 to 31...

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for the attempted murder of a woman in Leith. Osarenkhoe Atutie,...

Detectives have arrested and charged a 39-year-old man after a significant drugs seizure in Edinburgh. Around 8.20pm on Tuesday, 4 August, 2026, road policing officers...

Detectives are appealing for information following a housebreaking in West Lothian. The incident happened around 12.30pm on Monday, 3 August, in the Adam Drive area...

Detectives in Midlothian are appealing for information following a robbery at a shop in Gorebridge. Around 8.35pm on Sunday, 2 August, 2026, a man entered...

Organised crime gangs have had their bulging wallets picked after detectives seized almost £30 million in dirty money and criminal assets. Police Scotland hit crime...

Detectives are appealing for information following two assaults in Edinburgh city centre. Around 2.10am this morning Saturday, 1 August, 2026, a man was assaulted on...

A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for child sexual offences across Scotland. Ross Jameson was sentenced on Friday, 31 July,...

Police are continuing with their enquiries in trying to locate 16-year-old Safdar Hanif who is missing from Edinburgh. He has been sighted on a...