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Witness appeal following bogus workmen incident in Linlithgow
Police are appealing for witnesses following a bogus workmen incident in Linlithgow.
Three men attended a home in the Lennox Gardens area on Sunday (August 21),...
Police appeal for information to help trace missing woman Fiona McDonald
Police are appealing for information to help trace a woman reported missing from an address in East Pilton.
Fiona McDonald was last heard from around 6 pm on Thursday...
Increased concern for missing teenager Emma Bennett
Police are appealing for information to help trace a woman missing from Wester Broom Drive.
Emma Bennett was last seen around 2 am on Thursday 25th...
Witness appeal following housebreaking in Bonnyrigg
Police are investigating following a housebreaking at an address in Wesley Crescent, Bonnyrigg.
The incident occurred overnight between Wednesday and Thursday and resulted in the...
Police investigating death of Saima Ahmed distribute posters to festival visitors
Police are distributing posters to festival visitors and rail users in an effort to uncover fresh information into the death of a London woman...
Police Scotland dealt with over 430,000 incidents between April and June
Police Scotland has published information detailing the number of crimes recorded between April and June 2016.
The provisional management data gives an indicative picture of crimes...
Witness appeal after charity broken into in Livingston
Police are appealing for information after a break-in to a charity in Livingston which took place around 5pm last night at a business unit on...
Emergency service workers face shocking levels of alcohol-related abuse
Emergency service workers face shocking levels of alcohol-related abuse, new figures reveal.
Police officers, paramedics and firefighters have been punched, threatened and spat on as...
Another two due in court following Prestonpans assault
Two more people have arrested by police investigating an incident at an address on Preston Avenue, Prestonpans in the early hours of Sunday where a...
Range Rover stolen during Livingston break-in
Police in West Lothian are investigating following a housebreaking at an address in Peveril Rise, Livingston.
The incident occurred on this morning between 6am and 10am and...
Hijab now an optional part of Police Scotland uniform
Police Scotland has announced that the hijab will become an optional part of its uniform.
Officers and staff have always had the option to wear...
Long tailbacks on city bypass after car bursts into flames
Motorists suffered long tailbacks on the Edinburgh city bypass this morning after a Citroen Picasso burst into flames between the Dreghorn and Baberton junctions of the...
Woman due in court following attempted murder and robbery in Prestonpans
A 42-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted murder and robbery of a 58-year-old man in Prestonpans.
Officers were called to an address...
Significant cannabis seizure in Dalkeith
Police have seized over £50,000 worth of Class B drugs from a property in Dalkeith.
Acting on intelligence, officers from the Community Action Team executed...
Woman threatens to jump from Scott Monument
Police cordoned off an area around the Scott Monument in Princes Street this afternoon whilst they attempted to talk to the woman who was threatening to jump.
Princes...
Two bogus workmen convicted of defrauding elderly and vulnerable people
Two men have been convicted after they defrauded elderly and vulnerable people out of tens of thousands of pounds.
John Khan (53) of Kirkintilloch and Stuart Burns (40)...
Police seeking witnesses to assault in Northfield
Edinburgh Police are looking for any witnesses to an assault and robbery in the east of the city which took place in the early hours.
The incident...
Witness appeal after 71-year-old man injured in Dalry Road collision
Police have appealed for witnesses after a 71-year-old man was injured in a road traffic collision this morning in Dalry Road.
The road was closed...
Police investigate indecent exposure on footpath in Mid Calder
Police in West Lothian are investigating following a report of an indecent exposure on a footpath in the west of Mid Calder.
The incident occurred...
Witness appeal following Tranent robbery
Police in East Lothian are appealing for witnesses following an assault and robbery in Tranent.
The incident took place around 8.15pm on Thursday in Mini...
Police warn public to be vigilant following car thefts in West Lothian
Police in West Lothian are asking car owners to be vigilant after a number of recent vehicle thefts.
Thieves are targeting prestige cars such as...
87-year-old man found with facial injuries in Midlothian
A police investigation is underway after an 87-year-old man was found with facial injuries on a footpath between Straiton pond and Loanhead railway path in...
Witness appeal following Ormiston break-in
Police are investigating following a housebreaking at an address in Main Street, Ormiston.
The incident happened between Friday, August 12 and Monday, August 15 while...
Police urge public to drink responsibly and keep safe during Festival.
Police are urging the public to drink responsibly and keep themselves safe during the Festival.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors are already joining local residents in...
Police enquiry ongoing after cars set alight at HMP Addiewell
Police are seeking witnesses after a group of men set fire to a number of cars parked within the grounds of HMP Addiewell last...
Witnesses sought after suspicious fire in Bonnyrigg
Police are appealing for witnesses after a suspicious fire in Bonnyrigg.
The incident happened at around 4.40am on Sunday morning 14th August at a house...
Witness appeal after 87-year-old man robbed in Charlotte Square
Police are investigating after an 87-year-old man was robbed in Charlotte Square.
The incident occurred yesterday at around 4.30pm when a man approached the victim, who...
Police appeal for help to trace missing man Mark Calvert-Elliott
Police are appealing for information to help trace a missing man from the Morningside area.
Mark Calvert-Elliott, 50, was last seen on Morningside Road around...
Fresh appeal to help trace missing man Graham O’Malley
Police have released new images of missing man Graham O'Malley as they issue a fresh appeal for information as to his whereabouts.
The 29-year-old was...
Residents evacuated after electrical substation fire in Ramsay Gardens
Between 15-20 residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at an electrical substation at Ramsay Gardens near Edinburgh's Royal Mile around 5am this morning.
Emergency...
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