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Witness appeal following indecent assaults in Cramond
Police are appealing for witnesses after two teenage girls were indecently assaulted last week.
The incident happened around 5pm on Friday 3 July at the...
Three men arrested following drugs seizure in Prestonfield
Three men have been arrested and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after police in Edinburgh recovered quantities of Class A and B...
Police continue campaign against drug dealers
Police officers have continued their targeted campaign against the supply of controlled drugs, with over £90,000 worth taken off the streets in the past few...
Witness appeal following serious assault in Leith
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked around 1am on Monday morning in a lane off Wellington Place in Leith.
The victim was...
Two cars set on fire in Stockbridge
Police are appealing for information in relation to a fire in Stockbridge which was discovered around 3am police yesterday when the fire service were called to...
Renewed appeal following serious sexual assault in Dalkeith
Police Scotland is today refreshing its appeal for information one week after a woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault in Dalkeith.
It was...
Man robbed of wallet after attack in Captain’s Road
Police are appealing for information to help trace a man who carried out an assault and robbery in the south of the Capital during...
Man charged with number of housebreakings and thefts
As part of the ongoing Operation RAC activity in Edinburgh, police have arrested and charged a 25-year-old man following a number of thefts and...
Suspicious Minds
The other day the present Mrs Smith and I staggered out of the gym at Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal (yes, dear reader, the gym –...
Two men arrested following significant seizure of cannabis in north Edinburgh
Two men have been arrested under the Misuse of Drugs Act after police in Edinburgh recovered a significant quantity of Class B drugs in...
Man convicted of Alex Cameron murder
A man who killed his landlord and concealed his body has been convicted of his murder.
James Smith was found guilty at the High Court...
Witness appeal following Haymarket robbery
Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in the Haymarket area of the city which happened around 4am yesterday morning in Caledonian Crescent.
Two men, in...
Cyber information-sharing event launch
The Scottish Cyber Information Network (SCiNET) launches for Scottish SME’s (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) on 3rd July 2015.
This initiative, run by CERT-UK and...
Witness appeal following serious assault in Sighthill
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in the Sighthill area of the city.
The incident happened at around noon today (Wed) on...
Police release CCTV images following serious assault in Newhaven
Police have released CCTV footage of four suspects they wish to trace in connection with an enquiry into two serious assaults in the Newhaven...
Assault and robbery in Hanover Street
Police are appealing for information following a serious assault and robbery in Hanover Street.
The incident occurred on Thursday, June 25, around 3.15am when a...
Witness appeal following unprovoked attack in Wester Hailes
Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to an assault near Wester Hailes Library at the weekend.The incident happened around 6:20pm on Saturday (June...
Concern for missing 81-year-old woman Margo Little
Police are seeking the assistance of the public in an effort to trace an 81-year-old Edinburgh woman who has been reported missing.
Margo Little was...
Two men charged with ‘significant number’ of break ins to commercial vehicles
Two men have been arrested and charged for a significant number of break-ins to commercial vehicles across Edinburgh and Midlothian.
Between June 22 and June...
Police appeal for public’s help to trace missing woman
Police are appealing for information to help trace a 34-year-old woman reported missing from the Restalrig area.
Emma Shaw was last seen on Lochend Avenue...
Two charged after heroin recovered from Muirhouse property
Two people have been arrested and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after police in Edinburgh recovered a qunatity of Class A drugs...
Capital’s housebreaking team arrest man in connection with 16 break-ins
Edinburgh's dedicated housebreaking officers have charged another person as they continue to carry out Operation RAC activity across the city.
Between 4th June and the...
Man charged with wasting police time
Police have announced that a 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged with wasting police time.
This is in connection to an incident that was reported to...
CCTV image of man wanted for act of public indecency on bus
Police have released CCTV images of a man they wish to trace in connection with a public indecency investigation.
The incident happened around 4.35pm on...
Six arrested during police day of action in city
Six people have been arrested as part of a day of action during Operation Austinburg.
Officers in the South of Edinburgh launched the partnership initiative...
Police to hold recruitment events at local schools
Police in the Lothians and Scottish Borders have marked 100 years of women in policing by holding a recruitment event for locals schools.
2015 marks...
Erin Sutherland pleads guilty to culpable homicide of daughter Chloe
Erin Sutherland (36) has today (Tuesday 23rd June) pleaded guilty to culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility following the death of her...
Police and partner agencies launch summer initiative
Police in South Edinburgh along with a number of partner agencies are launching summer-long initiative to tackle drug-related antisocial behaviour and disorder in the...
Missing South Queensferry man found safe and well
Police Scotland have confirmed that Scott MacKenzie, who was reported missing from the South Queensferry area on Sunday, June 20, has now been found safe...
Top fictional female cops salute the efforts of the country’s real-life women law enforcers
A number of actresses best known for their roles as on-screen detectives have added their voices to those praising the determination and professionalism of...
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