Tag: Lothian and Borders Police
Man convicted of murder of Gorebridge teenager sentenced today
A man who murdered a Midlothian teenager in an attack in Gorebridge last year has been sentenced today.
Brian McHale (21), was sentenced to 15 years for the murder of 17-year-old Dale Bennett, following a...
Missing woman appeal
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for help to trace the whereabouts of a woman who has gone missing in the Capital.
Khalsoam Ali (40) was last know to have been at her home address in...
Police appeal for witnesses to hit and run
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following a hit and run incident in Edinburgh.
A 13-year-old schoolboy was crossing the road in Queensferry Terrace at around 8.10am this morning when he was involved...
Police name woman killed in Edinburgh collision
A woman was killed last night when her car collided with a wall in Gilmerton.
Police in Edinburgh can now release the identity of the 38-year-old woman who died yesterday.
She is Susanne Lumsden, of Hyvot...
Police seek witnesses to Newcraighall incident
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a child was involved in a collision with a car in Newcraighall at the weekend.
The girl (7) was not seriously hurt in the incident, which happened...
News from Lothian and Borders Police
Police in Edinburgh launched an initiative today, targeting bogus caller crimes in the Capital.
'Operation Aristotle' is intended to help prevent people falling victim to bogus callers, while at the same time targeting offenders who prey...
Lothian and Borders Police News
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses, after a woman with a crutch was assaulted and robbed in the Capital.
The incident happened around 8.55pm on Tuesday, in Henderson Street.
The 45-year-old victim, who has a...
Two Missing teenage girls in Edinburgh
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information on the whereabouts of two teenage girls who have gone missing together in the Capital.
Julieanne Black (13), and Zeina Sirrieh (15), were last seen at Zeina's home...
Lothian and Borders Police news
Police in Edinburgh have today issued a photograph of a man they wish to trace in connection with their enquiries in connection with the murder of Maciej Ciania.
Detectives are keen to trace Grzegorz Gamla (pictured left)...
Chief Constable staying on board
Lothian and Borders Police Board have welcomed the decision by David Strang to stay on as Chief Constable.
Mr Strang has been in charge of Lothian and Borders Police since 2007 and his five year...
International campaign against domestic violence
Violence against women and children in the capital is being highlighted by an international awareness campaign which starts later this week.
The International 16 Days of Action Opposing Violence Against Women campaign begins on Friday...
Fatal collision on Salamander Street
A man killed in a single car collision on Salamander Street in the Leith area last night has been named by police.
David Yorkston, 38, of Port Seton, East Lothian was killed when his silver Vauxhall...
Traffic back to normal in South Queensferry following effluent leak
Following an announcement at 5.30 about an incident in South Queensferry, Lothian and Borders Police have just confirmed at 11.00pm that traffic cordons in the South Queensferry area have been removed.
Earlier it was reported...
Police appeal for witnesses to assault in Caledonian Crescent
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted and robbed in the capital.
The incident happened around 1.10am today (Tuesday) in Caledonian Crescent, in the west of the city.
A 24-year-old...
Police seek witnesses to road collision
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road collision on the A90 near Cramond last night (October 18).
A 36-year-old woman died having been struck on the city-bound carriageway of the...
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...
Police call for information about armed robberies
Lothian and Borders Police are asking Edinburgh businesses and their clientele to be vigilant for suspicious activity in and around premises following a serious of armed robberies.
Since June, a total of six robberies have...
Police appeal for witnesses following incident on Montgomery Street
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman tried to grab a buggy containing a child on Montgomery Street, in Edinburgh, on Tuesday afternoon (August 23).
The 30-year-old mother had stopped the...
Armed Robbery in Edinburgh
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at an Edinburgh bookmaker.
The incident happened around 8.40pm on Friday 12 August 2011 at the Ladbrokes betting shop on West Maitland Street.
Two...
Serious Assault on doorman in Queen Street
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a door steward was seriously assaulted outside a bar on Queen Street, Edinburgh.
The 28-year-old man was working outside Brambles about 00.45am on Sunday 24th July...
Housebreaking in Leith
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following a housebreaking in the Leith area of Edinburgh.
The incident happened around 2.15pm on Wednesday 3 August 2011 within a flat in Hopetoun Crescent.
A 47-year-old woman...
Twitter used to announce safety camera locations
Central Scotland, Lothian and Borders and Tayside Safety Camera Partnerships are now using Twitter to inform motorists where safety cameras are located at the touch of a button.
Each week the three Partnerships will Tweet...
Police tackle bike crime in Edinburgh
Police in Edinburgh have been putting the brakes on bike crime in an initiative that has been running in the Capital since May.
Operation Cello was launched to tackle bike and vehicle-related crime in the...
Police want witnesses to come forward to Bonnyrigg assault
Police in Midlothian are appealing for information after a man was assaulted and robbed in Bonnyrigg in the early hours of Saturday morning (July 23).
The 35-year-old victim was walking his dog in Sherwood Crescent...
Police appeal for witnesses to attack on teenager
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was threatened with a knife in Edinburgh on Tuesday night (July 19).
The 13-year-old girl was at the corner of Ransome Gardens and...
Shots fired at address in Craigiehall
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after shots were fired at an address in the Craigiehall area last night.
Officers were called to a house in Hillside Road around 12.20 this morning after...
Police appeal for witnesses after elderly woman robbed in Barnton
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a 94-year-old woman had her handbag stolen in the Barnton area of the Capital.
The incident happened around 4.30pm on Friday, in Barnton Court. ...
Playsafe for capital’s primary schoolchildren
A thousand primary one schoolchildren from 21 schools across Edinburgh are learning how to keep themselves safe during a four-day personal safety event in the city.
'Playsafe 2011' is a partnership initiative...
Lothian Buses cooperate with police to stop stone throwing
A joint operation to tackle stone throwing at city buses is being hailed a success by police and bus officials.
A number of incidents in the Wester Hailes area of the capital, where LRT...
Witness appeal to city centre assaults
Police in Edinburgh are investigating two incidents where people were assaulted and robbed in the Capital on Monday night.
The two incidents, which may be linked, happened in Montgomery Street and Elm Row respectively.
In ...
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