Tag: Crimestoppers
Police warn of dangers from ‘County Lines’ gangs
Police officers throughout the country have been busy educating the public on the problem of what is called ‘County Lines’. Police Scotland has also targeted drug dealers who exploit vulnerable people during a national...
Crimestoppers report increase in calls
During the last three months the independent charity, Crimestoppers, has received more calls about domestic abuse, drug dealing and child harm and neglect.
They ran some public awareness campaigns to highlight the increased risk...
Tributes Paid to Ex-Footballer Following Leith Incident
The victim of an alleged attack in Leith in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been named on social media as Shaun Woodburn.
Mr Woodburn, who was 30, was a former footballer with...
‘Scene it Herd it’ campaign to highlight rural crime in Scotland
From today the independent charity’s ‘Scene it Herd it’ campaign aims to highlight the crimes rural communities face and encourage the public to be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the countryside.
94% of Scotland is...
Crimestoppers offer reward for information about Pauline Flett
Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £2,000 for information which leads to the arrest of Pauline Flett.
The 31-year-old, originally from Buckie, is wanted in connection with a string of crimes...
Police seeking information about Serious Assault in Edinburgh
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for information following a serious assault in Edinburgh over the weekend.
The incident happened around 7.35pm last Friday 7 October 2011 at an address in Boswall Terrace in the...