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Police seek help to trace missing 15-year-old girl
POLICE SCOTLAND UPDATE 3/5/25 We can confirm 15-year-old Savanna Smith who was reported missing on Thursday, 1 May, 2025 has been traced. Thank you...
Missing teenager may have travelled to music event in Edinburgh
Police are continuing to appeal for help to trace Ibrahim Njie, 16, who is missing from Aberdeen.
Ibrahim was last seen in the city centre...
Police trained on VIN Chip technology as part of nation-wide rural crime crackdown
Police officers tackling rural crime across Scotland have taken part in new training as part of nation-wide crime crackdown.
Officers working within rural and acquisitive...
Police name motorcyclist killed following crash in Scottish Borders
The motorcyclist who died following a collision between Lauder and Galashiels on Saturday, 26 April, 2025, has been named as Stuart Brandon Donald from...
Man 24 jailed for causing death of 70-year-old woman by dangerous driving
A 24-year-old man has been jailed following the death of a pedestrian in a crash in Stevenson Drive in Edinburgh in 2023.
Washe Manyatelo was...
Police continue crack down on illegal use of off-road and electric bikes
On Friday, 25 April, 2025, police officers in Edinburgh carried out a targeted initiative aimed at cracking down on the illegal use of off-road...
Edinburgh Publican gets licence endorsement after assault
An Edinburgh pub owner who violently assaulted a patron he blamed for a campaign of harassment against staff has been allowed to keep his licence.
Murray...
Missing 16-year-old boy from Aberdeen believed to have travelled to Edinburgh
Police are appealing for information to help trace a missing 16 year old boy from Aberdeen.
Ibrahim Njie was last seen on Saturday, 19 April...
Missing 13-year-old boy from Clydebank has previously travelled to Edinburgh
Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 13-year-old boy reported missing from Clydebank.
Jamal Neves, who has previously been known...
Missing 15-year-old girl asked to let police or parents know she is safe
Police are becoming concerned for the welfare of 15-year-old missing person Julia Gradecka.
The teenager is currently missing from Dalkeith where she was last...
Witness appeal after 80-year-old woman seriously injured in crash
Police are appealing for information following a crash involving a pedestrian and a black BMW 118i Sport car which was being driven on Ashley...
Teenage driver arrested following failed drugs swipe test in portobello
Police have arrested a teenage driver in Portobello during a proactively patrol and engage with the local community.
The 17-year-old male failed a roadside drugs...
Police growing ‘increasingly concerned’ for missing teenager
POLICE SCOTLAND UPDATE: Kelvin Boamah, who had been reported missing from Edinburgh, has been traced.
Thank you to all who shared our earlier appeal.
Police are...
Two men taken to hospital following serious crash on A1 near Fort Kinnaird
Police are appealing for information following a serious crash on the A1 between Old Craighall and Fort Kinnaird in East Lothian.
The incident happened around...
Woman taken to hospital following crash in Edinburgh
Emergency services are at the scene of a crash in the west side of Edinburgh.
Ashley Terrace in the Shandon area is closed between Cowan...
Police Scotland to host special constable recruitment event next month
Interested in volunteering with Police Scotland?
The force are to hold a Special Constable recruitment event next month.
The event will take place on Saturday 10...
Police operation in city centre well received by public
Police officers from Edinburgh’s South East Community Policing Team, Public Protection, and Street Assist Edinburgh carried out a successful high-visibility road check on George...
Ten e-bikes seized during police crackdown
Following complaints from local residents about antisocial behaviour and dangerous riding of E-Bikes in the Fountainpark and Dalry areas, police officers carried out high...
BMW stolen during housebreaking in Broxburn
Detectives are appealing for information following a break-in and theft from a property in West Lothian.
Between 3.50am and 4.50am on Friday, 25 April, 2025,...
Two men arrested after cocaine, cannabis and weapons seized during raids
Two men have been arrested and charged following the recovery of drugs with an estimated street value of around £190,000 in West Lothian.
Around 9.30am...
Image released of man in connection with assault on child
Police have released an image of a man who may be able to assist their enquiries into an assault of a child in Edinburgh.
The...
Man arrested in connection with series of sexual exposures in Holyrood Park
A man has been arrested in connection with a series of sexual exposures which were reported to police between Friday, 11th and Thursday, 17...
Gang war detectives make eight more arrests and seize firearms
Detectives investigating the ongoing gang feud incidents in the East and West have arrested and charged eight people in the past week.
This brings the...
Missing prisoner Raymond McCourt detained by police in London Road
Officers in Edinburgh have located convicted prisoner, Raymond McCourt, who was reported missing on Tuesday, 22 April, 2025, after failing to return to HMP...
Police Scotland share new CCTV images of absconded prisoner Raymond McCourt
Police Scotland have shared new CCTV images of an absconded prisoner.
Officers are continuing to appeal for any information that could help to trace 59-year-old...
Man 37 who attacked woman in car between East Lothian and Dumfries jailed
A man convicted of serious sexual crimes has been jailed for seven years and nine months.
At the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday, 23...
Silver BMW 420D X Drive stolen following Broxburn housebreaking
Detectives are appealing for information following a break-in and theft in Broxburn.
The incident happened between 12am and 12.30am on Tuesday, 22 April, 2025, at...
Public warned not to approach convicted prisoner who absconded from HMP Castle Huntly
Police Scotland is appealing for any information that could help to trace 59-year-old Raymond McCourt, a convicted prisoner who has absconded from HMP Castle...
Police seek help to trace missing 15-year-old girl
Police are becoming concerned for the whereabouts of 15-year-old missing person Julia Gradecka who is missing from Dalkeith.
She was last seen on Saturday 19th...
Death of woman in West Lothian being treated as unexplained
The death of a woman whose body was found on a Bathgate street earlier this morning is being treated as unexplained.
Emergency services were called...
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