Tag: Lothian and Borders Police
Cannabis found in Mayfield
Lothian and Borders Police are investigating after a large-scale cannabis cultivation was discovered in Midlothian.
Officers attended at a property in Holly Bank, Mayfield at around 10am on Monday where a large number of plants...
Lothian police appeal for witnesses
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a 39-year-old man was assaulted and robbed within an Edinburgh common stair.
The incident happened around 11am yesterday at an address in Coatfield Lane.
The man had...
Body found in Market Street
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for information after the body of a man in his 20s was found at 4.35am yesterday in Market Street, Edinburgh.
A police spokesperson said: "At this time...
Young boy assaulted in Muirhouse
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a young boy was assaulted in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh on Monday afternoon March 21.
The 11-year-old and his sister were playing in the grounds...
Merchiston Man was Murdered say Police
Police can now confirm that a murder inquiry is underway following the discovery of 64-year-old Roger Gray's body within his home in Merchiston Crescent on Saturday March 19.
A post-mortem, which took place yesterday, confirmed...
Serious assault in Tollcross
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and woman were seriously assaulted in the Tollcross area of Edinburgh.
The incident happened around 3am on Sunday 13th March in Earl Grey...
Police investigating suspicious death
Police in Edinburgh are investigating a suspicious death, following the discovery of a 31-year-old man's body in a flat in the city centre today.
His body was discovered within the flat in Lauriston Place...
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 and minor assaults dropped by 17% compared to last...
Lothian and Borders Police seek relatives of dead man
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for information to trace the relatives of a man who has died in Edinburgh.
Sixty-four-year-old Gordon Grant was found dead in his home Easter Drylaw Place on Saturday 26th...
Man killed in South Gyle road accident
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was killed in a road collision in Edinburgh.
The incident happened around 8.55am yesterday in South Gyle Crescent.
The 35-year-old was crossing the road and...
Lothian & Borders Police – Two Reports by Complaints Commissioner
There were two reports about Lothian and Borders Police today in the monthly update from The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland, Professor John McNeill.
The first has made a few newspapers today, and involves the...
Police Warning After Scam phone calls
Lothian and Borders Police are warning the public to remain vigilant of a suspected conman following a suspicious call to a business property in Edinburgh.
A solicitors firm in Albany Street received a...
Police arrange Drop in sessions for the deaf
Members of the Deaf community in Edinburgh and the Lothians have been invited to tell the police about their local needs and issues in the first of a new series of drop-in...
Drivers – watch your speed in Holyrood Park
Historic Scotland, the City of Edinburgh Council and Lothian and Borders Police have joined forces to raise drivers’ awareness and reinforce measures to protect and preserve the natural beauty of Holyrood Park.
Historic Scotland has...
Armed robbery – appeal for witnesses
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for information following a robbery at a store in Melville Terrace, Edinburgh on Thursday night, January 27.
Two men went into Meadows Wine at 8.10pm brandishing what...
Woman assaulted in Bellevue area of the city
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted and robbed, and a man assaulted, in the Bellevue area of Edinburgh on Friday morning.
The incident happened around 6.40am...
New jobs in Edinburgh
Lothian & Borders Police are recruiting Special Constables. You can find out more about the job here.
Applications have to be in between 31 January and 31 March 2011.
Robbery in Drylaw
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a 24-year-old man was robbed in the capital.
The incident happened around 11.30am on Saturday 11 December in the Drylaw area of the city.
The man had...
Housebreaking in Hillpark Grove – any witnesses?
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following a housebreaking from a property in Edinburgh.
The incident happened around 1.20pm on Monday 13th December in Hillpark Grove.
Two males were seen making off through...
No cold calling
New ‘No Cold Calling’ zones are to be set up in the east of the city after it was discovered that this area was being targeted by doorstep callers.
Trading Standards Officers from the City...
Bit of advice for city Drivers
Drivers are being urged to take advantage of warmer temperatures this weekend to move abandoned cars.
In a joint effort involving the Council, Lothian and Borders Police and Lothian Buses, bus routes across Edinburgh have...
Lothian and Borders Police News 24 October 2010
Four men have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged housebreaking from an Edinburgh business premises.
The arrests were made at a property in Eastfield, Portobello as part of a nationwide...
Bye-law being used to discourage anti-social behaviour
The City of Edinburgh Council and Lothian and Borders Police will use bye-law powers to help deal with anti-social drinkers at a site in the city centre.
The Council and Police have been...
Smoking Ban success – Article by Catherine Stihler MEP
Four years ago, Edinburgh and Scotland were catapulted onto the global stage when our MSPs voted to introduce a total ban on smoking in enclosed spaces.
Many of Edinburgh’s pubs are famous as the drinking holes of emerging poets and scholars, but now you no longer have to enjoy the experience through the unattractive, choking, grey haze of some fellow patron’s cigarette.
Road Safety Weekend
Pupils from Trinity Academy are helping Lothian and Borders Police and the City of Edinburgh Council launched the first ever road safety weekend in the Capital on Friday 8th October.
The 'Don't be...
Assault and robbery
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses after a 42-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed in Edinburgh yesterday.
The incident happened around 6.20am yesterday in the Leith area of the city.
The...
More arrests for supplying crack cocaine
A further 11 people have been arrested this week by Lothian and Borders Police as the Force continues to take action to reduce the supply of crack cocaine in Edinburgh.
Six addresses in ...
Car Thefts
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information following a spate of high-value vehicle thefts that have happened in recent days.
Early on Sunday morning (September 26), a silver Mercedes CDI and a black...
Break-ins in East Lothian and Gorebridge
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following break-ins at a store in East Lothian and a residential property in Midlothian.
The first incident happened around 12.55am today at the Co-Operative store in Countess...
Police declare the Pope’s visit a success
Assistant Chief Constable Iain Livingstone, from Lothian and Borders Police, said:
"The day went very well from the beginning with Pope's safe arrival at Edinburgh Airport and his journey to Holyrood Palace...
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