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Inside story on the double murder which shocked Edinburgh
On a chilly autumn night in 1977, two teenage girls went out for an evening in Edinburgh, never to return home. The brutal murders...
Labour MSP slams Scottish Government over police officer numbers
Lothians MSP Sarah Boyack says Edinburgh left "less safe" by police cuts
The Labour MSP for Lothians, Sarah Boyack, slammed the Scottish Government over...
Police warn less ‘low level’ crime will be investigated without more funding
Police will be forced to attend fewer calls on 'low level' crimes such as vandalism, road traffic offences and damage to cars if funding...
WEST LOTHIAN: Police take £1m of drugs off the street
A police crackdown has seen almost £1m worth of drugs seized and a ‘multi-million’ pound illegal tobacco operation shut down.
Police officers revealed the results...
Don’t dismisseth Leith Police history book
A book published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1920 amalgamation of Leith Burgh Police with the larger Edinburgh City Police, has raised...
A damn good read – Queen of Crime Val McDermid on The First Modern...
Her novels have been translated into 40 languages and sold 16 million copies worldwide, so Val McDermid knows a thing or two about crime...
Government to hold consultation on pre-recorded evidence in criminal trials
Views are being sought on the best way to spare child witnesses from having to give evidence during criminal trials.
The consultation seeks views on...
Letter from Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon’s visit to Dublin this week was one of those symbolic pilgrimages politicians need to make from time to time to make a...
Cold Shot by Steve Christie
Hailing from Aberdeen, now living in Edinburgh, Steve Christie treats us to the second in his instalments of D.I. Buchanan, and the high-paced crime set...
Three convicted of serious organised crimes
Three men pled guilty to drugs and counterfeit cash offences when they appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh earlier today.
A Police Scotland operation to...
Elderly Morningside woman dies following attack
Police Scotland have announced this morning that the incident in Morningside Grove earlier this month is being treated as murder.
Eleanor Whitelaw sustained serious injuries...
Police stop and search figures rise but more arrests follow
Police Scotland has been in existence for just over a year now, and today they have published their figures for crime reported and detected...
Witness appeal following alleged racist attack
Police in the north of the city have appealed for witnesses following an alleged racist attack that took place on Tuesday 28 May 2013...
Police seek witnesses following assault on blind woman
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a blind woman was assaulted last week.
The 48-year-old was walking in Hutchison Crossway at around 2.30pm...
Woman in hospital following alleged assault
An investigation has been launched after a woman was taken from the Carlton Highland Hotel to the Royal Infirmary at round 6.30 am this...
Four arrests after waterfront drugs search
Four men have been arrested and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after Police Scotland recovered Class A drugs in Edinburgh.
Officers carried out...
Man stabbed at flat in Canongate
A section of the Canongate was closed off as a crime scene this morning following an incident in a flat there resulting in a...
Police make fresh appeal in Willowbrae murder hunt
Detectives investigating the murder of 25 year-old Mohamed Abdi are seeking information from the public about sightings of vehicles in the Restalrig area of...
Witness appeal after attempted robbery in the Meadows
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery that happened in the Meadows area of the Capital on Sunday.A 19-year-old woman...
Willowbrae murder victim named
Police in Edinburgh have now identified the murder victim who died in an incident that happened in the Willowbrae area at the weekend.He is...
Murder hunt launched after incident in Willowbrae
Police Scotland have today launched a murder hunt after a man aged 25 who was found in the street died in hospital.
The murder inquiry...
Police launch city centre personal safety drive
Police in Edinburgh have launched an initiative aimed at preventing crime in the city centre over Christmas. Operation Astrodome, now in its fifth year, is...
Assets seized from drug dealer
At the High Court in Edinburgh today a Confiscation Order for £45,279.02 was made against William Woods Byrne (DOB 13/12/1984)
In October 2010 Byrne,...
Crime figures better in the city centre
The City of Edinburgh Council say that during the annual 'Operation Astrodome' crimes such as alcohol related violence, breaches of the peace, shopliftings, vandalisms...
Scots feel safer
People are feeling safer from crime in Scotland in 2010 according to the largest survey of perceptions and experiences of crime carried out in...
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