Police appeal after sighthill attempted murder
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an attempted murder in the Sighthill area.
Category: Crime
Woman suffers facial injuries in North Edinburgh cycle path attack
Police in Edinburgh are looking to trace a man who assaulted and robbed a woman as she walked on popular cycle path in broad daylight. At around 2:30pm on Tuesday, June 21st, a 22-year-old woman sustained facial injuries on a…
Women in her 90s defrauded of life savings
Police in Edinburgh are investigating a second significant vishing fraud in the city this month.
Racist thug who killed Chinese delivery driver is back in jail
An Edinburgh man who was jailed for the killing of a Chinese delivery driver in Lochend is back behind bars–for housebreaking. John Reid, now 22, only served three years for killing Simon San. Reid was freed under the automatic early…
Police to hold rural crime event at Harlaw
Police in Edinburgh are inviting the public to attend a rural crime prevention event in the West of the City on Saturday. Officers and partners will be hosting the event at the Visitors Centre near Harlaw Reservoir between 10.30am and…
Police appeal following suspicious fire in West Edinburgh
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following recent suspicious fires in the West of the city. Between Wednesday 8th June and Thursday 16th June, two fires were set within common stairs in Saughton Mains Park. On each occasion the…
West Lothian man sent to jail for money laundering
A 54-year-old man has been sentenced to 6 months 15 days imprisonment after being convicted of money laundering. Vilnis Cakuls, who lived in Whitburn, allowed £10,000 of fraudulently obtained funds to be paid into his bank account before dispersing the…
Police make arrests following West Lothian enforcement action
Eight people have been arrested and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act following two days of enforcement action in West Lothian. As part of Operation Borah, an ongoing initiative to tackle drug crime across the Lothians and Scottish Borders,…